Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0962 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.0962 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.111 hectares per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0841 hectares per person, in 2017.
South Sudan ranks 56th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.111 hectares per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.105 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0902 hectares per person | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0914 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0867 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0841 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0872 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0892 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0923 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0916 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0914 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0962 hectares per person | +5.2% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0962 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0914 hectares per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0962 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.075 hectares per person, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0931 hectares per person | 0.0841 hectares per person | 0.111 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0929 hectares per person | 0.0914 hectares per person | 0.0962 hectares 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 under cereal production (hectares), per capita in South Sudan?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in South Sudan was 0.0962 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.111 hectares per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0841 hectares per person in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 56th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, 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 under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.