Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in South Sudan

South Sudan: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC was 3,238 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
3,238 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
61st
of 241 countries
All-time high
3,242 1000 ha
in 2020
All-time low
3,199 1000 ha
in 2016
Years of data
11
2012–2022

Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in South Sudan, 2012–2022

01.0k2.0k3.0k2012201720222012: 3.2k 1000 ha2013: 3.2k 1000 ha2014: 3.2k 1000 ha2015: 3.2k 1000 ha2016: 3.2k 1000 ha2017: 3.2k 1000 ha2018: 3.2k 1000 ha2019: 3.2k 1000 ha2020: 3.2k 1000 ha2021: 3.2k 1000 ha2022: 3.2k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2022, grassland — area from cci_lc in South Sudan stood at 3,238 1000 ha.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from cci_lc in South Sudan peaked at 3,242 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,199 1000 ha, in 2016.

That places South Sudan 61st out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3,213 1000 ha 3,199 1000 ha 3,238 1000 ha 8
2020s 3,239 1000 ha 3,236 1000 ha 3,242 1000 ha 3

Countries ranked near South Sudan

  1. 58 Uzbekistan 3,307 1000 ha compare
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  3. 60 Zambia 3,245 1000 ha compare
  4. 62 Nepal 3,160 1000 ha compare
  5. 63 Poland 3,056 1000 ha compare
  6. 64 Romania 2,633 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from cci_lc in South Sudan?
Grassland — area from cci_lc in South Sudan was 3,238 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in South Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 3,242 1000 ha in 2020.
What is the lowest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in South Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 3,199 1000 ha in 2016.
How does South Sudan rank for grassland — area from cci_lc?
South Sudan ranks 61st out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is grassland — area from cci_lc rising or falling in South Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 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 Grassland — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.