Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan
South Sudan: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2244 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.2244 ha per square kilometre for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.5% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 0.5095 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2244 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
South Sudan ranks 86th of 150 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.4526 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.5095 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4399 ha per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3202 ha per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2963 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2723 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2785 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3045 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3238 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3287 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3481 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2244 ha per square kilometre | -35.5% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.2244 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4431 ha per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.2244 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 ha per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3592 ha per square kilometre | 0.2723 ha per square kilometre | 0.5095 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3062 ha per square kilometre | 0.2244 ha per square kilometre | 0.3481 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 83 Panama 0.2881 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Chad 0.2546 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Madagascar 0.2533 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 0.2215 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Iraq 0.2046 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Afghanistan 0.1947 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in South Sudan?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan was 0.2244 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5095 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2244 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does South Sudan rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- South Sudan ranks 86th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.