Surface area (sq. km), per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0542 sq. km per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in South Sudan is 0.0542 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.0639 sq. km per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0542 sq. km per person, in 2024.
South Sudan ranks 29th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0601 sq. km per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0579 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0576 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0582 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0597 sq. km per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0631 sq. km per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0639 sq. km per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0621 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0605 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0595 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0587 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0563 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0542 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0542 sq. km per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0164 sq. km per person, 3.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0542 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0156 sq. km per person, 3.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0603 sq. km per person | 0.0576 sq. km per person | 0.0639 sq. km per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0578 sq. km per person | 0.0542 sq. km per person | 0.0605 sq. km 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 10.36 (2015)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 10.36 (2015)
- Rural population 78.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in South Sudan?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in South Sudan was 0.0542 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0639 sq. km per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0542 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 29th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.