Sorghum — Area harvested in South Sudan
South Sudan: Sorghum — Area harvested was 1.02 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 1.02 million ha for sorghum — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in South Sudan peaked at 1.02 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 619,855 ha, in 2017.
South Sudan ranks 11th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 843,000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 841,000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 724,500 ha | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 728,921 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 674,539 ha | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 619,855 ha | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 634,067 ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 671,134 ha | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 712,679 ha | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 700,041 ha | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 700,041 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 882,975 ha | +26.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 million ha | +15.4% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 1.02 million ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 260,000 ha, 3.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 1.02 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 225,850 ha, 4.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 717,127 ha | 619,855 ha | 843,000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 802,885 ha | 700,041 ha | 1.02 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 8 Ethiopia 1.65 million ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,695 ha compare
- 9 Brazil 1.36 million ha compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 13,000 ha compare
- 10 Mexico 1.29 million ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 6,305 ha compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 3,582 ha compare
- 12 Chad 1.01 million ha compare
- 12 Melanesia 1,136 ha compare
- 13 Australia 774,646 ha compare
- 13 Türkiye 12 ha compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 774,646 ha compare
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 7 ha compare
- 14 Micronesia 7 ha 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 in South Sudan?
- Sorghum — area harvested in South Sudan was 1.02 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 619,855 ha in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- South Sudan ranks 11th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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, published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.