Terrestrial protected areas in South Sudan
South Sudan: Terrestrial protected areas was 15.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
15.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
123rd
of 213 countries
All-time high
20
in 2013
All-time low
15.4
in 2024
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in South Sudan, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 15.4 for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in South Sudan peaked at 20 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.4, in 2024.
That places South Sudan 123rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20 | — |
| 2014 | 15.5 | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 15.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.4 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 15.4 | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 15.4 is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.6, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 15.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.14 | 15.5 | 20 | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.47 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- 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 - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 20.63 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 693.63 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.227 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in South Sudan?
- Terrestrial protected areas in South Sudan was 15.4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 2013.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4 in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- South Sudan ranks 123rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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