FAO · Agriculture

South Africa: Land Use: Naturally regenerating forest, Share in Forest land

89.41% · 2025-0.3% since 2015

FAOSTAT domain RL. Land Use: Naturally regenerating forest, Share in Forest land (%). Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2025.

20002025

Every year

Year	Value (%)	Note
2025	89.41	E
2024	89.43	E
2023	89.46	E
2022	89.48	E
2021	89.5	E
2020	89.53	E
2019	89.55	E
2018	89.57	E
2017	89.6	E
2016	89.62	E
2015	89.65	E
2014	89.67	E
2013	89.7	E
2012	89.72	E
2011	89.75	E
2010	89.77	E
2009	89.8	E
2008	89.83	E
2007	89.85	E
2006	89.88	E
2005	89.91	E
2004	89.93	E
2003	89.96	E
2002	89.99	E
2001	90.01	E
2000	90.04	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: Naturally regenerating forest, Share in Forest land. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-rl-6717-7210 (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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