Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan
South Sudan: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.4213 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.4213 ha per square kilometre for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 0.4361 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1866 ha per square kilometre, in 2017.
South Sudan ranks 28th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3007 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.3576 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3719 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2127 ha per square kilometre | -42.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1875 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1866 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2558 ha per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3286 ha per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3547 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4203 ha per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4361 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4213 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.4213 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7322 ha per square kilometre, 58% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.4213 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5836 ha per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2752 ha per square kilometre | 0.1866 ha per square kilometre | 0.3719 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4081 ha per square kilometre | 0.3547 ha per square kilometre | 0.4361 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 25 Zimbabwe 0.5721 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 China 0.5129 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Zambia 0.438 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Nicaragua 0.4169 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Mali 0.4055 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Central African Republic 0.3191 ha 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.4% (2015)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Rural population 78.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan was 0.4213 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4361 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1866 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- South Sudan ranks 28th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 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.