Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) was 0.3931 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.3931 ha per square kilometre for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 0.8364 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1669 ha per square kilometre, in 2015.
South Sudan ranks 12th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2716 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.3548 ha per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4435 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1669 ha per square kilometre | -62.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2676 ha per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2514 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3042 ha per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2145 ha per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8364 ha per square kilometre | +289.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5345 ha per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4445 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3931 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.3931 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0041 ha per square kilometre, 96.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.3931 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.006 ha per square kilometre, 66.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2843 ha per square kilometre | 0.1669 ha per square kilometre | 0.4435 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5521 ha per square kilometre | 0.3931 ha per square kilometre | 0.8364 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 9 Mozambique 0.6538 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Thailand 0.6353 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Nicaragua 0.5058 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 0.3331 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Malawi 0.3012 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Bahamas 0.2525 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for South Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,624 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,725 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20,899 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.7 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 746.39 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130.58 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in South Sudan?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in South Sudan was 0.3931 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8364 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1669 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does South Sudan rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- South Sudan ranks 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.