Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in South Sudan
South Sudan: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 1.27 million hectares in 2024. ▬ Flat
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 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 hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in South Sudan stood at 1.27 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in South Sudan peaked at 1.27 million hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 863,208 hectares, in 2017.
South Sudan ranks 71st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.19 million hectares | — |
| 2013 | 1.17 million hectares | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million hectares | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 939,361 hectares | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 863,208 hectares | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 883,001 hectares | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 929,547 hectares | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 987,496 hectares | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 994,925 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.01 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.11 million hectares | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 1.27 million hectares | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.00 million hectares | 863,208 hectares | 1.19 million hectares | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million hectares | 987,496 hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 111.85 current US$ per person (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$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.24 billion current US$ (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.4% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in South Sudan?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in South Sudan was 1.27 million hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 863,208 hectares in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- South Sudan ranks 71st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.