Somalia vs South Sudan: Land used for agriculture

Somalia
41.38 million
in 2010
South Sudan
45.39 million
in 2010
Somalia rank
19th
South Sudan rank
18th

Land used for agriculture over time

  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 45.39 million against 41.38 million in Somalia, a difference of 4.01 million.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was South Sudan ahead.

Somalia ranks 19th and South Sudan ranks 18th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia South Sudan Difference Ahead
1780s 4.21 million 5.21 million 1.01 million South Sudan
1790s 4.54 million 5.58 million 1.04 million South Sudan
1800s 4.90 million 5.98 million 1.08 million South Sudan
1810s 5.28 million 6.40 million 1.12 million South Sudan
1820s 5.71 million 7.13 million 1.42 million South Sudan
1830s 6.48 million 7.95 million 1.47 million South Sudan
1840s 7.24 million 8.87 million 1.63 million South Sudan
1850s 8.08 million 9.88 million 1.80 million South Sudan
1860s 9.02 million 11.02 million 2.00 million South Sudan
1870s 10.15 million 12.40 million 2.25 million South Sudan
1880s 11.43 million 13.96 million 2.52 million South Sudan
1890s 12.87 million 15.71 million 2.84 million South Sudan
1900s 14.49 million 17.67 million 3.19 million South Sudan
1910s 16.28 million 19.89 million 3.61 million South Sudan
1920s 19.11 million 22.40 million 3.29 million South Sudan
1930s 22.44 million 23.80 million 1.36 million South Sudan
1940s 26.35 million 26.83 million 472,700 South Sudan
1950s 30.97 million 30.27 million 696,900 Somalia
1960s 41.02 million 40.51 million 510,700 Somalia
1970s 41.07 million 40.53 million 543,100 Somalia
1980s 41.12 million 38.15 million 2.96 million Somalia
1990s 41.12 million 42.52 million 1.40 million South Sudan
2000s 41.16 million 44.62 million 3.46 million South Sudan
2010s 41.38 million 45.39 million 4.01 million South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land used for agriculture, Somalia or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 45.39 million against 41.38 million in Somalia as of 2010.
What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Somalia and South Sudan?
4.01 million, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for land used for agriculture?
Somalia ranks 19th and South Sudan ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land used for agriculture
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.