Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in South Sudan
South Sudan: Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 15.37 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in South Sudan, 2013–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in South Sudan is 15.37 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.2% on the previous year and up 211.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in South Sudan peaked at 26.13 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -13.85 % change on previous year, in 2014.
South Sudan ranks 33rd of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -0.2372 % change on previous year | — |
| 2014 | -13.85 % change on previous year | +5738.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6102 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 2016 | -7.46 % change on previous year | -1322.6% |
| 2017 | -8.11 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 2019 | 5.85 % change on previous year | +155.0% |
| 2020 | 6.19 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 2021 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 26.13 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | 15.37 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 15.37 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 % change on previous year, 15.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 15.37 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6503 % change on previous year, 23.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -2.99 % change on previous year | -13.85 % change on previous year | 5.85 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.18 % change on previous year | -1.77 % change on previous year | 26.13 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 30 Benin 23.04 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Ghana 22.64 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Kenya 20.55 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Serbia and Montenegro 15.35 % change on previous year
- 35 Czechoslovakia 15.15 % change on previous year
- 36 Jordan 13.89 % change on previous year compare
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 sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in South Sudan?
- Sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate in South Sudan was 15.37 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.13 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.85 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does South Sudan rank for sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- South Sudan ranks 33rd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 211.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sorghum — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Sorghum — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.