South Sudan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita

South Sudan
0.0247 sq. km per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0085 sq. km per person
in 2023
South Sudan rank
16th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
15th

Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita over time

  • South Sudan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.010.0150.020.0250.03196119922023

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.0247 sq. km per person against 0.0085 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0162 sq. km per person.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 12 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.

South Sudan ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 210 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0265 sq. km per person 0.0101 sq. km per person 0.0163 sq. km per person South Sudan
2020s 0.0257 sq. km per person 0.0088 sq. km per person 0.0169 sq. km per person South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land (sq. km), per capita, South Sudan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
South Sudan, at 0.0247 sq. km per person against 0.0085 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per capita between South Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0162 sq. km per person, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do South Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
South Sudan ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 16,016 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.