Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — South Sudan

Land under cereal production in South Sudan in 2023 — 1,104,151 ha. Ranked 77 in the world out of 180. Since 2012, the indicator has fallen by 7.5%.

2023 1.1M ha +9.62% vs 2022
World rank 77of 180
Period maximum 1.19M ha2012
Period minimum 863,208 ha2017

Trend over time

2012–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — South Sudan, 2012–2023800,000900,0001M1.1M1.2M20122014201620182020202220232012: 1,194,000 ha2013: 1,173,000 ha2014: 1,013,451 ha2015: 1,015,093 ha2016: 939,361 ha2017: 863,208 ha2018: 883,001 ha2019: 929,547 ha2020: 987,496 ha2021: 994,925 ha2022: 1,007,211 ha2023: 1,104,151 ha
Change over the period: −89,849 (−7.53%) Average annual rate: -0.71 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South Sudan 1.1M ha
World 738M ha
Eastern Africa computed 38.11M ha
Low-income countries computed 74.17M ha
Land under cereal production — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 1.1M +96,940 +9.62%
2022 1.01M +12,286 +1.23%
2021 994,925 +7,429 +0.75%
2020 987,496 +57,949 +6.23%
2019 929,547 +46,546 +5.27%
2018 883,001 +19,793 +2.29%
2017 863,208 −76,153 −8.11%
2016 939,361 −75,732 −7.46%
2015 1.02M +1,642 +0.16%
2014 1.01M −159,549 −13.6%
2013 1.17M −21,000 −1.76%
2012 1.19M

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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