Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — South Sudan

Arable land per capita in South Sudan in 2023 — 0.2168 ha/person. Ranked 55 in the world out of 206. Since 2012, the indicator has fallen by 12.3%.

2023 0.2168 ha/person −0.24% vs 2022
World rank 55of 206
Period maximum 0.2472 ha/person2012
Period minimum 0.2168 ha/person2023

Trend over time

2012–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — South Sudan, 2012–20230.210.220.230.240.2520122014201620182020202220232012: 0.2472 ha/person2013: 0.2343 ha/person2014: 0.2292 ha/person2015: 0.2285 ha/person2016: 0.2311 ha/person2017: 0.2405 ha/person2018: 0.2368 ha/person2019: 0.2297 ha/person2020: 0.2238 ha/person2021: 0.2204 ha/person2022: 0.2173 ha/person2023: 0.2168 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0304 (−12.3%) Average annual rate: -1.19 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Sudan

South Sudan 0.2168 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Eastern Africa computed 0.1455 ha/person
Low-income countries computed 0.19 ha/person
Arable land per capita — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.2168 −0.0005 −0.24%
2022 0.2173 −0.0031 −1.41%
2021 0.2204 −0.0034 −1.54%
2020 0.2238 −0.0059 −2.57%
2019 0.2297 −0.007 −2.96%
2018 0.2368 −0.0037 −1.55%
2017 0.2405 +0.0094 +4.08%
2016 0.2311 +0.0026 +1.14%
2015 0.2285 −0.0007 −0.32%
2014 0.2292 −0.0051 −2.18%
2013 0.2343 −0.0129 −5.2%
2012 0.2472

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.