Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in South Sudan
South Sudan: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC was 3,238 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in South Sudan, 2012–2022
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 56th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3,220 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 3,213 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3,208 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,208 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,199 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3,201 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3,218 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3,238 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3,242 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3,236 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,238 1000 ha | +0.1% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 3,238 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,548 1000 ha, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 3,238 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,020 1000 ha, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for South Sudan
- 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, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.283 °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 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 56th out of 224 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
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.