Bean yields in South Sudan
South Sudan: Bean yields was 3.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bean yields in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bean yields in South Sudan is 3.16 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in South Sudan peaked at 3.57 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.04 tonnes per hectare, in 2015.
That places South Sudan 13th out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.24 billion current US$ (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.4% (2015)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 78.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.4% (2015)
- Land under cereal production 1.10 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 1.09 million metric tons (2023)
- Cereal yield 983.6 kg per hectare (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in South Sudan?
- Bean yields in South Sudan was 3.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- How does South Sudan rank for bean yields?
- South Sudan ranks 13th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.