Rice — Area harvested, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0032 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in South Sudan, 2015–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per capita in South Sudan is 0.0032 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% on the previous year and up 106.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.0032 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 ha per person, in 2017.
That places South Sudan 54th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.0016 ha per person | — |
| 2016 | 0.0015 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 ha per person | +80.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0032 ha per person | +22.1% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0032 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0072 ha per person, 45% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0032 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 59% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- 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, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.4% (2015)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Rural population 78.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per capita in South Sudan?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in South Sudan was 0.0032 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 ha per person in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 54th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.