Eritrea vs South Sudan: Agricultural land per capita
Eritrea
2.19 hectares per capita
in 2023
South Sudan
2.47 hectares per capita
in 2023
Eritrea rank
23rd
South Sudan rank
19th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Eritrea
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 2.47 hectares per capita against 2.19 hectares per capita in Eritrea, a difference of 0.28 hectares per capita.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 23rd and South Sudan ranks 19th of 226 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.43 hectares per capita | 2.65 hectares per capita | 0.2172 hectares per capita | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 2.25 hectares per capita | 2.57 hectares per capita | 0.3214 hectares per capita | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Eritrea or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 2.47 hectares per capita against 2.19 hectares per capita in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Eritrea and South Sudan?
- 0.28 hectares per capita, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and South Sudan rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 23rd and South Sudan ranks 19th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.