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 155th out of 170 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.
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.24 billion current US$ (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.4% (2015)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 78.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.4% (2015)
- Land under cereal production 1.10 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 1.09 million metric tons (2023)
- Cereal yield 983.6 kg per hectare (2023)
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 155th out of 170 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.