Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in South Sudan

South Sudan: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.3982 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.3982 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.4121 ha per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.3982 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
12
2012–2023

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012–2023

00.10.20.30.42012201720232012: 0.412 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.411 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.41 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.41 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.41 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.408 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.407 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.399 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.399 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.399 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.398 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.398 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

South Sudan recorded 0.3982 ha per square kilometre for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 0.4121 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3982 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.

That places South Sudan 33rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in South Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
2012 0.4121 ha per square kilometre —
2013 0.4115 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2014 0.4102 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2015 0.4102 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.4099 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2017 0.4082 ha per square kilometre -0.4%
2018 0.4069 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2019 0.3994 ha per square kilometre -1.9%
2020 0.3986 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2021 0.3987 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 0.3982 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2023 0.3982 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

South Sudan compared with similar countries

  • South Sudan's 0.3982 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, 894.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.4085 ha per square kilometre 0.3994 ha per square kilometre 0.4121 ha per square kilometre 8
2020s 0.3984 ha per square kilometre 0.3982 ha per square kilometre 0.3987 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near South Sudan

  1. 30 Sri Lanka 0.4448 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 31 Japan 0.4242 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 32 France 0.4014 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 34 Iceland 0.3736 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 35 Bulgaria 0.3589 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 36 Greece 0.3559 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in South Sudan?
Drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in South Sudan was 0.3982 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4121 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3982 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
How does South Sudan rank for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
South Sudan ranks 33rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Sudan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained organic soils — Area 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.

Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Drained organic soils — Area 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.