South Africa - Tree cover loss 27,424
via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · updated 2026-10-15 · 211 economies tracked
Latest value
27,424 (2025)
Global rank
#n/a of 211 economies
Share of global total
0.1%
Ranking Race — Tree cover loss
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. South Africa climbed from #23 to #65 (overtook Honduras). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for South Africa ↓Key Events — South Africa
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2003Climbed 20 places in global rank auto
2007Fell 24 places in global rank auto
2008Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2009Global crisis recession curatedFirst recession in 17 years.
2015Credit rating downgrades curatedFiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.
2019Overtook Honduras in global rank auto
2020COVID-19 recession curatedDeepest contraction in a century.
2024Overtook Philippines in global rank auto
Tree cover loss, 2001-2025
via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · Hectares · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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