South Sudan vs Sudan: Agricultural land per capita
South Sudan
2.47 hectares per capita
in 2023
Sudan
2.25 hectares per capita
in 2023
South Sudan rank
19th
Sudan rank
22nd
Agricultural land per capita over time
- South Sudan
- Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 2.47 hectares per capita against 2.25 hectares per capita in Sudan, a difference of 0.22 hectares per capita.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 22nd of 226 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.65 hectares per capita | 2.75 hectares per capita | 0.1042 hectares per capita | Sudan |
| 2020s | 2.57 hectares per capita | 2.32 hectares per capita | 0.247 hectares per capita | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, South Sudan or Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 2.47 hectares per capita against 2.25 hectares per capita in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between South Sudan and Sudan?
- 0.22 hectares per capita, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do South Sudan and Sudan rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 22nd 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.