Rice yields in South Sudan
South Sudan: Rice yields was 0.9882 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in South Sudan, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.9882 tonnes per hectare for rice yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in South Sudan peaked at 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8472 tonnes per hectare, in 2021.
South Sudan ranks 118th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8808 tonnes per hectare | 0.852 tonnes per hectare | 0.9073 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9997 tonnes per hectare | 0.8472 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 115 Gambia 1.05 tonnes per hectare compare
- 116 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.05 tonnes per hectare compare
- 117 Jamaica 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 119 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9757 tonnes per hectare compare
- 120 Mozambique 0.62 tonnes per hectare compare
- 121 Congo 0.5576 tonnes per hectare compare
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 rice yields in South Sudan?
- Rice yields in South Sudan was 0.9882 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8472 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- How does South Sudan rank for rice yields?
- South Sudan ranks 118th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.