Cropland — Area per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.21 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in South Sudan stood at 0.21 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.25 ha/cap in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.21 ha/cap, in 2024.
That places South Sudan 93rd out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.25 ha/cap | — |
| 2013 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.25 ha/cap | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.21 ha/cap is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.21 ha/cap, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.21 ha/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 ha/cap, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2425 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.222 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 93 Ethiopia PDR 0.21 ha/cap
- 93 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.21 ha/cap compare
- 93 Senegal 0.21 ha/cap compare
- 93 Sierra Leone 0.21 ha/cap compare
- 93 Laos 0.21 ha/cap 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)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 8.77 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 63,193 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 2,478 1000 ha (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 77,689 SLC (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 129.44 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in South Sudan?
- Cropland — area per capita in South Sudan was 0.21 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 ha/cap in 2012.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for cropland — area per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 93rd out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.