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Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 0 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0 % change on previous year
Rank
1st
of 32 groups
All-time high
0 % change on previous year
in 1991
All-time low
-96.67 % change on previous year
in 2001
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Southern Africa, 1991–2025

-100-80-60-40-2001991200820251991: 0 % change on previous year1992: 0 % change on previous year1993: 0 % change on previous year1994: 0 % change on previous year1995: 0 % change on previous year1996: 0 % change on previous year1997: 0 % change on previous year1998: 0 % change on previous year1999: 0 % change on previous year2000: 0 % change on previous year2001: -96.7 % change on previous year2002: 0 % change on previous year2003: 0 % change on previous year2004: 0 % change on previous year2005: 0 % change on previous year2006: 0 % change on previous year2007: 0 % change on previous year2008: 0 % change on previous year2009: 0 % change on previous year2010: 0 % change on previous year2011: -0.275 % change on previous year2012: 0 % change on previous year2013: 0 % change on previous year2014: 0 % change on previous year2015: 0 % change on previous year2016: -0.058 % change on previous year2017: 0 % change on previous year2018: 0 % change on previous year2019: 0 % change on previous year2020: 0 % change on previous year2021: -0.229 % change on previous year2022: 0 % change on previous year2023: 0 % change on previous year2024: 0 % change on previous year2025: 0 % change on previous year

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2025, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Southern Africa stood at 0 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Southern Africa peaked at 0 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -96.67 % change on previous year, in 2001.

That places Southern Africa 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Southern Africa, year by year

Year % change on previous year Change
1991 0 % change on previous year —
1992 0 % change on previous year —
1993 0 % change on previous year —
1994 0 % change on previous year —
1995 0 % change on previous year —
1996 0 % change on previous year —
1997 0 % change on previous year —
1998 0 % change on previous year —
1999 0 % change on previous year —
2000 0 % change on previous year —
2001 -96.67 % change on previous year —
2002 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2003 0 % change on previous year —
2004 0 % change on previous year —
2005 0 % change on previous year —
2006 0 % change on previous year —
2007 0 % change on previous year —
2008 0 % change on previous year —
2009 0 % change on previous year —
2010 0 % change on previous year —
2011 -0.2748 % change on previous year —
2012 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2013 0 % change on previous year —
2014 0 % change on previous year —
2015 0 % change on previous year —
2016 -0.0579 % change on previous year —
2017 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2018 0 % change on previous year —
2019 0 % change on previous year —
2020 0 % change on previous year —
2021 -0.2289 % change on previous year —
2022 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2023 0 % change on previous year —
2024 0 % change on previous year —
2025 0 % change on previous year —

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 9
2000s -9.67 % change on previous year -96.67 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 10
2010s -0.0333 % change on previous year -0.2748 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 10
2020s -0.0381 % change on previous year -0.2289 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 6

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 1 Sudan (former) 7.11 % change on previous year compare
  2. 2 Angola 0 % change on previous year compare
  3. 2 Argentina 0 % change on previous year compare
  4. 2 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year compare
  5. 2 Australia 0 % change on previous year compare
  6. 2 Austria 0 % change on previous year compare
  7. 2 Benin 0 % change on previous year compare
  8. 2 Burkina Faso 0 % change on previous year compare
  9. 2 Bangladesh 0 % change on previous year compare
  10. 2 Bulgaria 0 % change on previous year compare
  11. 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 % change on previous year compare
  12. 2 Belize 0 % change on previous year compare
  13. 2 Brazil 0 % change on previous year compare
  14. 2 Central African Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
  15. 2 Canada 0 % change on previous year compare
  16. 2 Chile 0 % change on previous year compare
  17. 2 Cameroon 0 % change on previous year compare
  18. 2 Congo 0 % change on previous year compare
  19. 2 Colombia 0 % change on previous year compare
  20. 2 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year compare
  21. 2 Cyprus 0 % change on previous year compare
  22. 2 Dominica 0 % change on previous year compare
  23. 2 Algeria 0 % change on previous year compare
  24. 2 Ecuador 0 % change on previous year compare
  25. 2 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year compare
  26. 2 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year compare
  27. 2 Gabon 0 % change on previous year compare
  28. 2 Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
  29. 2 Gambia 0 % change on previous year compare
  30. 2 Guinea-Bissau 0 % change on previous year compare
  31. 2 Equatorial Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
  32. 2 Guatemala 0 % change on previous year compare
  33. 2 Guyana 0 % change on previous year compare
  34. 2 Honduras 0 % change on previous year compare
  35. 2 Croatia 0 % change on previous year compare
  36. 2 Iraq 0 % change on previous year compare
  37. 2 Israel 0 % change on previous year compare
  38. 2 Italy 0 % change on previous year compare
  39. 2 Japan 0 % change on previous year compare
  40. 2 Cambodia 0 % change on previous year compare
  41. 2 Liberia 0 % change on previous year compare
  42. 2 Libya 0 % change on previous year compare
  43. 2 Sri Lanka 0 % change on previous year compare
  44. 2 Morocco 0 % change on previous year compare
  45. 2 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year compare
  46. 2 Mexico 0 % change on previous year compare
  47. 2 Mali 0 % change on previous year compare
  48. 2 Myanmar 0 % change on previous year compare
  49. 2 Mozambique 0 % change on previous year compare
  50. 2 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year compare
  51. 2 Malawi 0 % change on previous year compare
  52. 2 Malaysia 0 % change on previous year compare
  53. 2 Namibia 0 % change on previous year compare
  54. 2 Niger 0 % change on previous year compare
  55. 2 Nigeria 0 % change on previous year compare
  56. 2 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year compare
  57. 2 Norway 0 % change on previous year compare
  58. 2 Panama 0 % change on previous year compare
  59. 2 Peru 0 % change on previous year compare
  60. 2 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
  61. 2 Puerto Rico 0 % change on previous year compare
  62. 2 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year compare
  63. 2 Romania 0 % change on previous year compare
  64. 2 Sudan 0 % change on previous year compare
  65. 2 Senegal 0 % change on previous year compare
  66. 2 Solomon Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  67. 2 Sierra Leone 0 % change on previous year compare
  68. 2 Somalia 0 % change on previous year compare
  69. 2 Suriname 0 % change on previous year compare
  70. 2 Slovenia 0 % change on previous year compare
  71. 2 Sweden 0 % change on previous year compare
  72. 2 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year compare
  73. 2 Seychelles 0 % change on previous year compare
  74. 2 Chad 0 % change on previous year compare
  75. 2 Togo 0 % change on previous year compare
  76. 2 Thailand 0 % change on previous year compare
  77. 2 Trinidad and Tobago 0 % change on previous year compare
  78. 2 Tunisia 0 % change on previous year compare
  79. 2 Uganda 0 % change on previous year compare
  80. 2 Vanuatu 0 % change on previous year compare
  81. 2 Samoa 0 % change on previous year compare
  82. 2 Zambia 0 % change on previous year compare
  83. 2 Zimbabwe 0 % change on previous year compare
  84. 2 French Guiana 0 % change on previous year compare
  85. 2 Mayotte 0 % change on previous year compare
  86. 2 Western Sahara 0 % change on previous year compare
  87. 2 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 % change on previous year compare
  88. 2 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  89. 2 OECD 0 % change on previous year compare
  90. 2 Timor-Leste 0 % change on previous year compare
  91. 2 Melanesia 0 % change on previous year compare
  92. 2 Polynesia 0 % change on previous year compare
  93. 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 % change on previous year compare
  94. 2 Caribbean 0 % change on previous year compare
  95. 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 % change on previous year compare
  96. 2 Republic of Korea 0 % change on previous year compare
  97. 2 Republic of Moldova 0 % change on previous year compare
  98. 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 % change on previous year compare
  99. 2 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year
  100. 2 Australia and New Zealand 0 % change on previous year compare
  101. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 0 % change on previous year compare
  102. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
  103. 2 United Republic of Tanzania 0 % change on previous year compare
  104. 2 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year compare
  105. 2 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Southern Africa?
Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Southern Africa was 0 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0 % change on previous year in 1991.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was -96.67 % change on previous year in 2001.
How does Southern Africa rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Southern Africa ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
193 places, 5,353 data points, 1991–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.