Kenya vs South Sudan: Agricultural land

Kenya
287,687 sq. km
in 2023
South Sudan
283,472 sq. km
in 2023
Kenya rank
39th
South Sudan rank
40th

Agricultural land over time

  • Kenya
  • South Sudan
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 287,687 sq. km against 283,472 sq. km in South Sudan, a difference of 4,215 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.

Kenya ranks 39th and South Sudan ranks 40th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 283,845 sq. km 283,700 sq. km 144.88 sq. km Kenya
2020s 287,243 sq. km 282,758 sq. km 4,485 sq. km Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land, Kenya or South Sudan?
Kenya, at 287,687 sq. km against 283,472 sq. km in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land between Kenya and South Sudan?
4,215 sq. km, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Sudan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Kenya and South Sudan rank globally for agricultural land?
Kenya ranks 39th and South Sudan ranks 40th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Kenya vs South Sudan: Agricultural land. Statizoid, drawing on FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/agricultural-land-sq-km/kenya/south-sudan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/agricultural-land-sq-km/kenya/south-sudan/">Kenya vs South Sudan: Agricultural land</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.