Arable land — Area, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per capita in South Sudan is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
South Sudan ranks 59th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 56 Guinea-Bissau 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 57 Azerbaijan 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 58 Myanmar 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 60 Eritrea 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 61 South Africa 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 62 Morocco 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
More environment data for South Sudan
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.283 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -9.78 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 468,790 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 70.33 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -9.78 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 10.41 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in South Sudan?
- Arable land — area, per capita in South Sudan was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 59th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.