Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in South Sudan
South Sudan: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 0.77 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in South Sudan stood at 0.77 %.
The figure is down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in South Sudan peaked at 1.28 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.75 %, in 2017.
South Sudan ranks 163rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9575 % | 0.75 % | 1.28 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.77 % | 0.77 % | 0.77 % | 5 |
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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)
- Country area — Area 64,688 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 198 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 63,193 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 28,251 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 28,251 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in South Sudan?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in South Sudan was 0.77 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 % in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- South Sudan ranks 163rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.