Agricultural land — Share in Land area in South Sudan
South Sudan: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 44.71 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 44.71 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in South Sudan peaked at 45.1 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 44.7 %, in 2021.
That places South Sudan 84th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 45.1 % | — |
| 2013 | 45.04 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 44.98 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 44.93 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 44.87 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 44.82 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 44.71 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.7 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.71 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.89 % | 44.71 % | 45.1 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 44.7 % | 44.7 % | 44.71 % | 5 |
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More environment data for South Sudan
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.283 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Country area — Area 64,688 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 19 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 63,193 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 28,251 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 28,251 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in South Sudan?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in South Sudan was 44.71 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7 % in 2021.
- How does South Sudan rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- South Sudan ranks 84th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.