Forest cover (South Africa): 18.8 % in 2024, the latest available value.
25 observations from 2000 to 2024. Source: World Bank.
Share of land covered by forest; a carbon sink and a biodiversity marker.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.8 % |
| 2023 | 18.7 % |
| 2022 | 18.6 % |
| 2021 | 18.6 % |
| 2020 | 18.5 % |
| 2019 | 18.4 % |
| 2018 | 18.4 % |
| 2017 | 18.3 % |
| 2016 | 18.2 % |
| 2015 | 18.1 % |
| 2014 | 18.1 % |
| 2013 | 18 % |
| 2012 | 17.9 % |
| 2011 | 17.9 % |
| 2010 | 17.8 % |
| 2009 | 17.7 % |
| 2008 | 17.6 % |
| 2007 | 17.6 % |
| 2006 | 17.5 % |
| 2005 | 17.4 % |
| 2004 | 17.3 % |
| 2003 | 17.3 % |
| 2002 | 17.2 % |
| 2001 | 17.1 % |
| 2000 | 17.1 % |