Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in South Sudan

South Sudan: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 1.88 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.88 1000 ha
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
126th
of 240 countries
All-time high
2.78 1000 ha
in 2016
All-time low
1.67 1000 ha
in 2021
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in South Sudan, 2012–2024

01232012201820242012: 2.5 1000 ha2013: 2.5 1000 ha2014: 2.5 1000 ha2015: 2.5 1000 ha2016: 2.8 1000 ha2017: 2.7 1000 ha2018: 2.3 1000 ha2019: 2 1000 ha2020: 1.7 1000 ha2021: 1.7 1000 ha2022: 1.8 1000 ha2023: 1.7 1000 ha2024: 1.9 1000 ha

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

Analysis

South Sudan recorded 1.88 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in South Sudan peaked at 2.78 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.67 1000 ha, in 2021.

That places South Sudan 126th out of 240 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.47 1000 ha 1.97 1000 ha 2.78 1000 ha 8
2020s 1.76 1000 ha 1.67 1000 ha 1.88 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near South Sudan

  1. 123 Dominican Republic 2.23 1000 ha compare
  2. 124 Gambia 1.95 1000 ha compare
  3. 125 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 1.94 1000 ha compare
  4. 127 Cameroon 1.65 1000 ha compare
  5. 128 Croatia 1.61 1000 ha compare
  6. 129 Congo 1.54 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is terrestrial barren land — area from modis in South Sudan?
Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in South Sudan was 1.88 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in South Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 2.78 1000 ha in 2016.
What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in South Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.67 1000 ha in 2021.
How does South Sudan rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
South Sudan ranks 126th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in South Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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.