Cereal yields in South Sudan
South Sudan: Cereal yields was 0.945 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal 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
In 2024, cereal yields in South Sudan stood at 0.945 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in South Sudan peaked at 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7052 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
That places South Sudan 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.7052 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9427 tonnes per hectare | 0.8446 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 165 Gambia 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 166 Grenada 0.9966 tonnes per hectare compare
- 167 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9757 tonnes per hectare compare
- 169 Botswana 0.9004 tonnes per hectare compare
- 170 Congo 0.8737 tonnes per hectare compare
- 171 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8718 tonnes per hectare compare
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 cereal yields in South Sudan?
- Cereal yields in South Sudan was 0.945 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 cereal yields recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7052 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for cereal yields?
- South Sudan ranks 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.