Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0136 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in South Sudan is 0.0136 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.0288 ha per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0123 ha per person, in 2023.
South Sudan ranks 59th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0266 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0288 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0247 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0182 ha per person | -26.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0173 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0168 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0174 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0185 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0191 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0191 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.02 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0123 ha per person | -38.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0136 ha per person | +10.3% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0136 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0136 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0136 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.021 ha per person | 0.0168 ha per person | 0.0288 ha per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0168 ha per person | 0.0123 ha per person | 0.02 ha per person | 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)
- 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in South Sudan?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in South Sudan was 0.0136 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0288 ha per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0123 ha per person in 2023.
- How does South Sudan rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 59th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.