Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan
South Sudan: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1871 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan stood at 0.1871 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 0.1919 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.149 ha per square kilometre, in 2017.
South Sudan ranks 100th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1503 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.1598 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1668 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1546 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1525 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.149 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1724 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1792 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1816 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1918 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1919 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1871 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1606 ha per square kilometre | 0.149 ha per square kilometre | 0.1792 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1881 ha per square kilometre | 0.1816 ha per square kilometre | 0.1919 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 97 Guatemala 0.2081 ha per square kilometre compare
- 98 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2058 ha per square kilometre compare
- 99 Ecuador 0.2 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 New Caledonia 0.1869 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Brazil 0.1678 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Tunisia 0.1602 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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.4% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Sudan was 0.1871 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1919 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.149 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- South Sudan ranks 100th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — 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
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.