FAO · Agriculture
South Africa: Land Use: Planted Forest, Share in Forest land
10.59% · 2025+2.3% since 2015
FAOSTAT domain RL. Land Use: Planted Forest, Share in Forest land (%). Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.59 | E |
| 2024 | 10.57 | E |
| 2023 | 10.54 | E |
| 2022 | 10.52 | E |
| 2021 | 10.5 | E |
| 2020 | 10.47 | E |
| 2019 | 10.45 | E |
| 2018 | 10.43 | E |
| 2017 | 10.4 | E |
| 2016 | 10.38 | E |
| 2015 | 10.35 | E |
| 2014 | 10.33 | E |
| 2013 | 10.3 | E |
| 2012 | 10.28 | E |
| 2011 | 10.25 | E |
| 2010 | 10.23 | E |
| 2009 | 10.2 | E |
| 2008 | 10.17 | E |
| 2007 | 10.15 | E |
| 2006 | 10.12 | E |
| 2005 | 10.09 | E |
| 2004 | 10.07 | E |
| 2003 | 10.04 | E |
| 2002 | 10.01 | E |
| 2001 | 9.99 | E |
| 2000 | 9.96 | E |
Source
Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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FAO (2026). Land Use: Planted Forest, Share in Forest land. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-rl-6716-7210 (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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