Global meat production, per square kilometre in South Sudan
South Sudan: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.3646 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global meat production, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production, per square kilometre in South Sudan is 0.3646 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 0.4672 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2694 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2012.
South Sudan ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2694 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.2741 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2803 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2843 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.316 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3222 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3396 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4672 tonnes per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3521 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3435 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3526 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3661 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3646 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.3646 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.3646 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +37.6% | 0.3396 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4672 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3191 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2694 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4672 tonnes per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3558 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3435 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3661 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 166 Guyana 0.414 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 167 Mozambique 0.4117 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 168 New Caledonia 0.3689 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 170 Liberia 0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 171 Eritrea 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 172 Afghanistan 0.3589 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- 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, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 10.36 (2015)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 10.36 (2015)
- Rural population 78.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in South Sudan?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in South Sudan was 0.3646 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4672 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2694 tonnes per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- South Sudan ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.