Grassland — Area from MODIS in South Sudan
South Sudan: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 22,963 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Area from MODIS in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — area from modis in South Sudan is 22,963 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in South Sudan peaked at 28,171 1000 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22,963 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places South Sudan 29th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 28,099 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 28,171 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 27,236 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 27,168 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 26,931 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 26,143 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 26,086 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 25,615 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 24,182 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 23,860 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 24,290 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 23,543 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 22,963 1000 ha | -2.5% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 22,963 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 12,651 1000 ha, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 22,963 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,642 1000 ha, 4.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26,931 1000 ha | 25,615 1000 ha | 28,171 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 23,768 1000 ha | 22,963 1000 ha | 24,290 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 26 Burkina Faso 25,374 1000 ha compare
- 26 Cabo Verde 269.6 1000 ha compare
- 27 Niger 25,190 1000 ha compare
- 28 Afghanistan 23,931 1000 ha compare
- 30 Zambia 22,707 1000 ha compare
- 31 Mozambique 20,467 1000 ha compare
- 32 Namibia 20,443 1000 ha 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 — Area 2,478 1000 ha (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 7,171 (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 132.71 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 44.71 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 28,251 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in South Sudan?
- Grassland — area from modis in South Sudan was 22,963 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 28,171 1000 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,963 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for grassland — area from modis?
- South Sudan ranks 29th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 Grassland — Area from MODIS. 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.