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 99th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5526 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2013 | 0.531 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5745 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.562 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5865 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6943 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7632 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7146 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6887 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7097 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7391 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.7391 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.835 tonnes per hectare, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.7391 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
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)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.4% (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.24 billion current US$ (2015)
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 99th out of 120 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.