Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in South Sudan
South Sudan: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 19 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in South Sudan is 19 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in South Sudan peaked at 34.92 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19 1000 ha, in 2017.
That places South Sudan 144th out of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.97 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 34.92 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 19 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for South Sudan
- Cropland — Area 2,478 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.48 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,395 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 3.92 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 8.77 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 28,251 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 63,193 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 28,251 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 83.19 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in South Sudan?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in South Sudan was 19 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.92 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- South Sudan ranks 144th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. 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.