Corn yields in South Sudan
South Sudan: Corn yields was 0.9649 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in South Sudan stood at 0.9649 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in South Sudan peaked at 0.9968 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4615 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
That places South Sudan 156th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Corn yields in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.4615 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2013 | 0.5311 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.964 tonnes per hectare | +81.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9073 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8791 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8852 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8805 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8847 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8447 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9968 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9944 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9649 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.9649 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per hectare, 68% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.9649 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 76% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields in South Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +81.5% | 0.5311 tonnes per hectare | 0.964 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7948 tonnes per hectare | 0.4615 tonnes per hectare | 0.964 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9371 tonnes per hectare | 0.8447 tonnes per hectare | 0.9968 tonnes per hectare | 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 corn yields in South Sudan?
- Corn yields in South Sudan was 0.9649 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9968 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4615 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for corn yields?
- South Sudan ranks 156th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.