Military personnel, per square kilometre in South Sudan
South Sudan: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0839 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.0839 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 0.3323 people per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0839 people per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places South Sudan 116th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2215 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.3323 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3323 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2928 people per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2928 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2928 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2928 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2928 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2928 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0839 people per square kilometre | -71.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0839 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0839 people per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0839 people per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0839 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0601 people per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2937 people per square kilometre | 0.2215 people per square kilometre | 0.3323 people per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1535 people per square kilometre | 0.0839 people per square kilometre | 0.2928 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 113 Belize 0.0877 people per square kilometre compare
- 114 Angola 0.0858 people per square kilometre compare
- 115 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0849 people per square kilometre compare
- 117 Turkmenistan 0.0787 people per square kilometre compare
- 118 Yemen 0.0758 people per square kilometre compare
- 119 Zimbabwe 0.075 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 19,422 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 684.53 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in South Sudan?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in South Sudan was 0.0839 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3323 people per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0839 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does South Sudan rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- South Sudan ranks 116th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Military personnel 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.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing 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.
About this data
Military personnel 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.