Cereal yield in South Sudan
South Sudan: Cereal yield was 983.6 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 983.6 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in South Sudan peaked at 1,254 kg per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 705.2 kg per hectare, in 2012.
South Sudan ranks 162nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 890.04 kg per hectare | 705.2 kg per hectare | 1,254 kg per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 942.35 kg per hectare | 844.6 kg per hectare | 1,056 kg per hectare | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Rural population 78.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.4% (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.24 billion current US$ (2015)
- Land under cereal production 1.10 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 1.09 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 0.1872 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
- Land area 631,930 sq. km (2023)
- Agricultural land 283,472 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in South Sudan?
- Cereal yield in South Sudan was 983.6 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,254 kg per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 705.2 kg per hectare in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for cereal yield?
- South Sudan ranks 162nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.