Deforestation statistics for South Sudan
South Sudan: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 11,193,725 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 1.20% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 18 |
| Net migration | -174,200 |
| Fertility rate | 4.7 |
| Median age | 19 |
| Urban population share | 25% |
South Sudan: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 610,952 |
|
Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 11,386,565 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 18.60% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 125,066 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 1.10% |
|
Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 83,750 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 0.10% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 0.70% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 1,880 Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 2.20% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 81,870 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 0.10% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 1% |
South Sudan: Annual forest and tree cover data
South Sudan: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
|
Year: Hectares 2002: 54 2003: 48 2004: 81 2005: 46 2006: 47 2007: 102 2008: 47 2009: 23 2010: 78 2011: 147 2012: 87 2013: 144 2014: 86 2015: 65 2016: 86 2017: 235 2018: 79 2019: 336 2020: 86 |
South Sudan: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
|
Year: Hectares 2001: 4,906 2002: 8,149 2003: 2,063 2004: 10,443 2005: 10,566 2006: 8,963 2007: 9,524 2008: 9,009 2009: 8,058 2010: 3,879 2011: 9,012 2012: 6,707 2013: 4,931 2014: 6,751 2015: 2,460 2016: 4,068 2017: 6,856 2018: 2,641 2019: 3,754 2020: 2,326 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Equatoria | 1,752,562 | 12,830 | 15,483 | 7,541 | 2,799 | 38,652 | 2.2% |
| West Equatoria | 6,023,010 | 9,841 | 10,885 | 12,513 | 12,099 | 45,339 | 0.8% |
| Eastern Equatoria | 621,437 | 1,766 | 3,292 | 3,683 | 4,029 | 12,769 | 2.1% |
| Jungoli | 380,757 | 5,914 | 4,330 | 1,833 | 170 | 12,246 | 3.2% |
| Lakes | 564,583 | 4,148 | 2,971 | 1,099 | 160 | 8,378 | 1.5% |
| North Bahr-al-Ghazal | 5,703 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 2 | 67 | 1.2% |
| Unity | 46,950 | 473 | 1,092 | 502 | 0 | 2,067 | 4.4% |
| Upper Nile | 58,516 | 66 | 80 | 79 | 2 | 226 | 0.4% |
| Warap | 75,177 | 331 | 391 | 336 | 68 | 1,126 | 1.5% |
| West Bahr-al-Ghazal | 1,857,865 | 748 | 901 | 2,229 | 317 | 4,195 | 0.2% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Equatoria | Meridi | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| West Equatoria | Tombura | 25,203 | 22 | 40 | 114 | 99 | 276 | 1.1% |
| West Equatoria | Yambio | 5,893 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 86 | 1.5% |
| Eastern Equatoria | Amatonge | 50,354 | 171 | 233 | 391 | 622 | 1,417 | 2.8% |
| Eastern Equatoria | Shokodom | 2,119 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 47 | 100 | 4.7% |
| Upper Nile | Mayot | 170 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Primary forest extent (2000) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Equatoria | 31,107 | 33 | 49 | 126 | 153 | 362 | 1.2% |
| Eastern Equatoria | 52,473 | 196 | 249 | 403 | 669 | 1,517 | 2.9% |
| Upper Nile | 170 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Primary forest extent (2001) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Equatoria | Meridi | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| West Equatoria | Tombura | 25,203 | 22 | 40 | 114 | 99 | 276 | 1.1% |
| West Equatoria | Yambio | 5,893 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 86 | 1.5% |
| Eastern Equatoria | Amatonge | 50,354 | 171 | 233 | 391 | 622 | 1,417 | 2.8% |
| Eastern Equatoria | Shokodom | 2,119 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 47 | 100 | 4.7% |
| Upper Nile | Mayot | 170 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
2019 forest data for South Sudan | Archived forest data for South Sudan | Forest data for South Sudan
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.
Ads are placed on this page automatically by Google. Mongabay does not control what ads are displayed.