South Sudan - Arable land

2,395 (thousand hectares) in 2021

In 2021, arable land for South Sudan was 2,395 thousand hectares. Between 2012 and 2021, arable land of South Sudan was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 2,659 thousand hectares in 2012 to 2,395 thousand hectares in 2021.

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What is arable land?

Arable land is the land under temporary agricultural crops (multiple-cropped areas are counted only once), temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow (less than five years). The abandoned land resulting from shifting cultivation is not included in this category. Data for “Arable land” are not meant to indicate the amount of land that is potentially cultivable.

What is South Sudan arable land?