Land area (sq. km), per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.055 sq. km per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land area (sq. km), per capita in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in South Sudan stood at 0.055 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.0624 sq. km per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.055 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places South Sudan 27th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0588 sq. km per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0566 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0562 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0569 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0583 sq. km per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0616 sq. km per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0624 sq. km per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0606 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0591 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0582 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0573 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.055 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0589 sq. km per person | 0.0562 sq. km per person | 0.0624 sq. km per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0574 sq. km per person | 0.055 sq. km per person | 0.0591 sq. km per person | 4 |
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 78.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.24 billion current US$ (2015)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.4% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in South Sudan?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in South Sudan was 0.055 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0624 sq. km per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.055 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does South Sudan rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 27th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.