Forestland — Area — UNFCCC in South Africa
South Africa: Forestland — Area — UNFCCC was 30,351 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area — UNFCCC in South Africa, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area — unfccc in South Africa is 30,351 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area — unfccc in South Africa peaked at 30,351 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21,137 1000 ha, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,705 1000 ha | 21,137 1000 ha | 22,274 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,233 1000 ha | 22,400 1000 ha | 25,385 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,696 1000 ha | 27,040 1000 ha | 30,351 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 1 Morocco 6.83 million 1000 ha compare
- 2 Ecuador 6.12 million 1000 ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 896,992 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 225,449 1000 ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 155,817 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for South Africa
- Share co2 vs population 0.9265 (2100)
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 64.75 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 41.32 million (2025)
- Urban population 63.8% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 6.87 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 22.83 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 6.87 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 6.87 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — unfccc in South Africa?
- Forestland — area — unfccc in South Africa was 30,351 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — unfccc recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 30,351 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — unfccc recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,137 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for forestland — area — unfccc?
- South Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2022.
- Is forestland — area — unfccc rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).