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 169th out of 186 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.
Cereal yields in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.7052 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2013 | 0.7656 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +63.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9073 tonnes per hectare | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8791 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8852 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8437 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8805 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8855 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8446 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9828 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.945 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.945 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 tonnes per hectare, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.945 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, 70% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields in South Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +63.8% | 0.7656 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare |
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
- 166 Gambia 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 167 Grenada 0.9966 tonnes per hectare compare
- 168 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9757 tonnes per hectare compare
- 170 Botswana 0.9004 tonnes per hectare compare
- 171 Congo 0.8737 tonnes per hectare compare
- 172 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8718 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- 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)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.24 billion current US$ (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.4% (2015)
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 169th out of 186 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.