Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in South Sudan
South Sudan: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 8.48 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 8.48 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in South Sudan peaked at 9.33 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.48 %, in 2021.
South Sudan ranks 185th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.88 % | 8.49 % | 9.33 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.48 % | 8.48 % | 8.49 % | 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 — 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)
- 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 arable land — share in agricultural land in South Sudan?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in South Sudan was 8.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.33 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.48 % in 2021.
- How does South Sudan rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- South Sudan ranks 185th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.