Somalia vs South Sudan: Agricultural land per capita
Somalia
2.4 hectares per capita
in 2023
South Sudan
2.47 hectares per capita
in 2023
Somalia rank
20th
South Sudan rank
19th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 2.47 hectares per capita against 2.4 hectares per capita in Somalia, a difference of 0.07 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 20th and South Sudan ranks 19th of 226 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.14 hectares per capita | 2.65 hectares per capita | 0.4928 hectares per capita | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.52 hectares per capita | 2.57 hectares per capita | 0.0463 hectares per capita | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Somalia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 2.47 hectares per capita against 2.4 hectares per capita in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 0.07 hectares per capita, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Somalia ranks 20th 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.