Land area — all countries

Land area — South Sudan

Land area in South Sudan in 2023 — 631,930 km². Ranked 41 in the world out of 215. Since 2012, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 631,930 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 41of 215
Period maximum 631,930 km²2012
Period minimum 631,930 km²2012

Trend over time

2012–2023 · km²

Land area — South Sudan, 2012–2023550,000600,000650,000700,00020122014201620182020202220232012: 631,930 km²2013: 631,930 km²2014: 631,930 km²2015: 631,930 km²2016: 631,930 km²2017: 631,930 km²2018: 631,930 km²2019: 631,930 km²2020: 631,930 km²2021: 631,930 km²2022: 631,930 km²2023: 631,930 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South Sudan 631,930 km²
World 130M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 23.9M km²
Eastern Africa computed 6.85M km²
Low-income countries computed 14.77M km²
Land area — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 631,930 +0 +0%
2022 631,930 +0 +0%
2021 631,930 +0 +0%
2020 631,930 +0 +0%
2019 631,930 +0 +0%
2018 631,930 +0 +0%
2017 631,930 +0 +0%
2016 631,930 +0 +0%
2015 631,930 +0 +0%
2014 631,930 +0 +0%
2013 631,930 +0 +0%
2012 631,930

About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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