Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Other forest — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — burned area, per capita in South Sudan is 0.0005 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.0007 ha per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2013.
South Sudan ranks 26th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0004 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | -64.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 ha per person | +255.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 ha per person | -27.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 ha per person | +94.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 ha per person | -34.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 ha per person | +6.2% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0005 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 297.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0005 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per person, 417.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in South Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +255.5% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
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 other forest — burned area, per capita in South Sudan?
- Other forest — burned area, per capita in South Sudan was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2013.
- How does South Sudan rank for other forest — burned area, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 Other forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Other forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.