How have things changed?, per square kilometre in South Sudan
South Sudan: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.0792 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.0792 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 0.0792 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0586 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places South Sudan 187th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0586 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.0586 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0586 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0586 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0633 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0665 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0697 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0713 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0681 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0713 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.076 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0792 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0792 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0792 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0631 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0586 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0713 metric tons per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0736 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0681 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0792 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 184 Chad 0.0867 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 185 North Macedonia 0.0854 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 186 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0854 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 188 Romania 0.0777 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 189 Ukraine 0.0756 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 190 Slovenia 0.0695 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27.22 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8628 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 10,990 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 26,453 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 8,797 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in South Sudan?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in South Sudan was 0.0792 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0792 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0586 metric tons per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- South Sudan ranks 187th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
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How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.