FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in South Sudan

According to FAOSTAT, South Sudan produced 1.2 million t of cereals, 504,952 t of vegetables, 522,957 t of fruit, 230,430 t of meat and 3.5 million t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were cassava (1.7 million t), sorghum (960,000 t) and groundnuts (198,420 t).

Products recorded: 42
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 4; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in cassava (+391%), followed by millet (+258%).

Livestock numbers: 14.3 million cattle, 14.4 million sheep and 15.7 million goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All milk	3,534,512	42	0.36%	+9.8%
All roots and tubers	1,763,711	64	0.19%	+342%
All cereals	1,200,000	103	0.04%	−5.6%
All fruit	522,957	108	0.05%	+6.3%
All vegetables	504,952	101	0.04%	+7.2%
All meat	230,430	104	0.06%	+30%
All pulses	35,539	101	0.04%	+4.1%
All citrus fruit	16,664	91	0.01%	+4.2%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Cow milk	2,899,262	43	0.36%	+11%
Cassava	1,709,494	27	0.5%	+391%
Sorghum	960,000	16	1.49%	−3.0%
Goat milk	500,372	6	2.45%	+8.8%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	435,735	40	0.15%	+7.6%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	399,657	17	1.02%	+6.6%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	198,420	29	0.34%	+47%
Sesame seed	175,612	13	2.63%	+0.3%
Maize	157,000	97	0.01%	−41%
Sheep milk	134,878	17	1.37%	−10%
Beef (cattle meat)	132,346	60	0.19%	+40%
Pumpkins and squash	68,197	51	0.2%	+4.9%
Melons	55,474	40	0.2%	+6.7%
Yams	54,216	25	0.06%	+6.3%
Sunflower seed	52,679	32	0.1%	+5.4%
Chicken meat	52,009	104	0.04%	+160%
Other oil seeds, n.e.c.	51,203	8	2.11%	−1.5%
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	46,968	29	0.2%	+4.4%
Millet	45,000	28	0.15%	+259%
Rice (paddy)	38,000	87	0%	—
Other pulses n.e.c.	31,659	29	0.71%	+5.5%
Oil of sesame seed	26,700	11	2.22%	−37%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	25,675	44	0.29%	—
Melonseed	23,767	10	2.44%	−4.9%
Goat meat	22,918	33	0.3%	−9.4%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	21,970	50	0.23%	—
Tangerines and mandarins	16,664	50	0.03%	+4.2%
Sheep meat	13,086	70	0.11%	−52%
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen	10,071	24	0.49%	+0.7%
Chillies and peppers, dry	7,077	30	0.13%	+8.9%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	4,424	35	0.3%	—
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	4,424	33	0.29%	—
Pineapples	4,194	61	0.01%	+4.8%
Beans, dry	3,880	85	0.01%	−6.3%
Jute, raw or retted	3,732	7	0.1%	+13%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	2,569	57	0.12%	—
Cattle fat, unrendered	2,382	64	0.07%	—
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	2,382	61	0.12%	—
Other beans, green	1,020	83	0%	+2.0%
Goat fat, unrendered	894	28	0.29%	—
Sheep fat, unrendered	642	57	0.1%	—
Tea, packed	566	68	0.01%	—

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	43,167,000	67	0.16%	+188%
Goats	15,668,794	17	1.32%	+16%
Sheep	14,353,872	27	1.05%	−14%
Cattle	14,282,839	25	0.9%	+21%
Asses	367,884	23	0.68%	+12%

South Sudan among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of South Sudan, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

South Sudan had 11.9 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Cow milk	243	97.7	2.5×
Cassava	143	41.9	3.4×
Sorghum	80.4	7.87	10.2×
Goat milk	41.9	2.50	16.7×
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	36.5	34.5	1.1×
Other fruits, n.e.c.	33.5	4.81	7.0×
Groundnuts (peanuts)	16.6	7.05	2.4×
Sesame seed	14.7	0.82	18.0×
Maize	13.1	149	0.1×
Sheep milk	11.3	1.20	9.4×
Beef (cattle meat)	11.1	8.55	1.3×
Pumpkins and squash	5.71	4.24	1.3×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

South Sudan reported exports of 19 and imports of 85 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Maize (corn)	247	USD 47,000	0.19	90 of 137
Sesame seed	57	USD 25,000	0.44	92 of 124
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled	1	USD 20,000	20.00	92 of 92
Whole milk, condensed	42	USD 12,000	0.29	78 of 104
Beans, dry	32	USD 8,000	0.25	112 of 139
Tea leaves	9	USD 8,000	0.89	117 of 143
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	1	USD 7,000	7.00	148 of 148
Groundnuts, excluding shelled	14	USD 5,000	0.36	64 of 95
Skim milk and whey powder	1	USD 5,000	5.00	109 of 110
Dates	1	USD 3,000	3.00	96 of 98

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Sorghum	68,958	USD 23.6 m	0.34	9 of 130
Beer of barley, malted	19,178	USD 20.6 m	1.07	78 of 192
Palm oil	13,614	USD 19.3 m	1.42	106 of 191
Beans, dry	13,946	USD 14.4 m	1.03	52 of 185
Wheat	28,230	USD 8.3 m	0.29	140 of 176
Tea leaves	5,946	USD 8.2 m	1.38	53 of 191
Maize (corn)	21,999	USD 7.6 m	0.35	120 of 190
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	2,041	USD 4.1 m	2.01	150 of 189
Peas, dry	5,844	USD 3.9 m	0.67	57 of 179
Lentils, dry	2,840	USD 2.9 m	1.03	64 of 184

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in South Sudan?

By volume, the largest products of South Sudan in 2024 were cow milk (2.9 million t), cassava (1.7 million t), sorghum (960,000 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is South Sudan the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 6th, for goat milk.

How much cow milk does South Sudan produce per person?

About 243 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 97.7 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does South Sudan export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were maize (corn) (USD 47,000), sesame seed (USD 25,000), meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (USD 20,000), according to FAOSTAT.

What does South Sudan import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were sorghum (USD 23.6 m), beer of barley, malted (USD 20.6 m), palm oil (USD 19.3 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.