Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in South Sudan
South Sudan: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested was 268,466 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in South Sudan is 268,466 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in South Sudan peaked at 275,604 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 117,900 ha, in 2017.
South Sudan ranks 22nd of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 190,000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 226,000 ha | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 235,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 134,390 ha | -42.8% |
| 2016 | 118,500 ha | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 117,900 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 161,650 ha | +37.1% |
| 2019 | 207,632 ha | +28.4% |
| 2020 | 224,164 ha | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 265,604 ha | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 275,604 ha | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 266,204 ha | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 268,466 ha | +0.8% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 268,466 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 130,659 ha, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 268,466 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 107,211 ha, 2.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 173,884 ha | 117,900 ha | 235,000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 260,008 ha | 224,164 ha | 275,604 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
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 in South Sudan?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in South Sudan was 268,466 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 275,604 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,900 ha in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested?
- South Sudan ranks 22nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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, published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.