Arable land in South Sudan
South Sudan: Arable land was 0.2168 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in South Sudan, 2012–2023
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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in South Sudan is 0.2168 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in South Sudan peaked at 0.2472 hectares per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2168 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places South Sudan 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Arable land in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2472 hectares per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.2343 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2292 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2285 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2311 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2405 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2368 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2297 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2238 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2204 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2173 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2168 hectares per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2347 hectares per person | 0.2285 hectares per person | 0.2472 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2196 hectares per person | 0.2168 hectares per person | 0.2238 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 111.85 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 10.36 (2015)
- Rural population 78.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in South Sudan?
- Arable land in South Sudan was 0.2168 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2472 hectares per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2168 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does South Sudan rank for arable land?
- South Sudan ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.