Groundnut yields in South Sudan
South Sudan: Groundnut yields was 0.7391 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnut 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
South Sudan recorded 0.7391 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in South Sudan peaked at 0.7632 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.531 tonnes per hectare, in 2013.
South Sudan ranks 98th of 119 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.5876 tonnes per hectare | 0.531 tonnes per hectare | 0.6943 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7231 tonnes per hectare | 0.6887 tonnes per hectare | 0.7632 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 groundnut yields in South Sudan?
- Groundnut yields in South Sudan was 0.7391 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 groundnut yields recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7632 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.531 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- How does South Sudan rank for groundnut yields?
- South Sudan ranks 98th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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 Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.