Environment in South Sudan 918 indicators covering environment for South Sudan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 5.88 % 2021 up 4.8% 21st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0.38 % 2021 down 2.6% 38th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 % 2021 — 68th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 38.88 % 2021 down 2.8% 80th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Artificial 0.26 % 2021 up 52.9% 137th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Croplands 0.97 % 2021 up 94.0% 95th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Grassland 53.53 % 2021 up 0.5% 24th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Inland water 0.04 % 2021 up 33.3% 133rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 99.7 % 2021 down 0.1% 12th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow 0 % 2021 — 28th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 5.87 % 2021 up 4.6% 22nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0.38 % 2021 down 2.6% 43rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely 0 % 2021 — 82nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0 % 2021 — 98th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered 38.94 % 2021 down 2.8% 99th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 20,050 km2 2021 up 0.5% 28th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 — 1st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 1.3 km2 2021 up 333.3% 57th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 53.59 % 2021 up 0.5% 22nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 % 2021 — 1st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 % 2021 — 58th Land Surface Temperature 33.81 2021 down 3.6% 32nd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 100.0% 2017 up 0.3% 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares 2024 — 85th Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 0 2024 — 92nd Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 99.5% 2022 up 846.5% 60th Lakes and rivers permanent water area change -7.8% 2022 down 205.9% 231st Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 58,359 million SLC 2022 up 43,138.4% 26th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 25.57 million USD 2022 down 44.1% 90th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 38.64 million USD 2022 up 88.2% 88th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 7.33 % 2022 up 451.1% 2nd Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 22.51 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 3.6% 71st Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 18.77 1000 ha 2019 — 142nd Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 421.23 1000 ha 2019 — 117th Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 15,930 1000 ha 2019 — 17th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 2,735 1000 ha 2019 — 9th Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 7.47 1000 ha 2019 — 83rd Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 46.16 1000 ha 2019 — 108th Above-ground forest biomass 90.44 tonnes per hectare 2025 unchanged 130th Above-ground biomass in forest 90.44 2025 unchanged 141st Forest area 7,160 2025 up 0.0% 69th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 11.3% 2025 unchanged 190th Share of forest area within protected areas 3.8% 2025 unchanged 171st Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 3.8% 2025 unchanged 173rd Legislation, Regulation, Act related to the prevention of 1 2025 — 1st Ozone (O₃) concentration 64 ppb 2015 down 1.5% 45th Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development 34.74 2024 up 46.9% 61st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 0 km2 2021 — 101st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 0 km2 2021 — 91st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 0 km2 2021 — 90th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 42.8 km2 2021 unchanged 96th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 0.5 km2 2021 unchanged 88th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0 km2 2021 — 74th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0 km2 2021 — 79th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 40.7 km2 2021 unchanged 84th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 0 % 2021 — 101st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 0 % 2021 — 90th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 0 % 2021 — 95th ← Previous Page 15 of 16 Next →