Milk production in South Sudan
South Sudan: Milk production was 3.53 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production in South Sudan stood at 3.53 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production in South Sudan peaked at 3.66 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.03 million tonnes, in 2018.
That places South Sudan 44th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Milk production in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.19 million tonnes | — |
| 2013 | 3.20 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.22 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.22 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.23 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.23 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.03 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 3.09 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.13 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 3.66 million tonnes | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 3.44 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 3.52 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 3.53 million tonnes | +0.4% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 3.53 million tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 411,155 tonnes, 8.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 3.53 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 188,438 tonnes, 18.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.18 million tonnes | 3.03 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.46 million tonnes | 3.13 million tonnes | 3.66 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 41 Switzerland 3.73 million tonnes compare
- 42 Kazakhstan 3.60 million tonnes compare
- 43 Czechia 3.55 million tonnes compare
- 45 Algeria 3.30 million tonnes compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 3.29 million tonnes compare
- 47 Nepal 2.85 million tonnes compare
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 43,123 (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) - IPCC Agriculture 26,453 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 693.63 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.227 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production in South Sudan?
- Milk production in South Sudan was 3.53 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk production recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest milk production recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.03 million tonnes in 2018.
- How does South Sudan rank for milk production?
- South Sudan ranks 44th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.