South Sudan's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

South Sudan's land area is 243,990 sq mi, and the total size is 248,777 sq mi, with inland water included. South Sudan rankes 41/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.42% of the land mass of all countries.
44.9% of its territory is agricultural land.
S. Sudan has 0.59% of the world's agricultural land area.
11.3% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.18% of the world's forests.

South Sudan total size and land area

	South Sudan	Rank
Total surface area	248,777 sq mi	41/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.13%	N/A
Land area	243,990 sq mi	41/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.42%	N/A
Population	11,943,408	81/197
Population density	51 ppl/mi²	171/197

South Sudan's True Size on the Map

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South Sudan's area by type

	South Sudan	Rank
Forest area	27,633 sq mi	63/196
Forest area as share of land	11.3%	147/196
World's forests share	0.18%	N/A
Agricultural land	109,449 sq mi	40/194
Agricultural land share	44.9%	75/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.59%	N/A
Arable land	9,611 sq mi	76/191
Arable land share	3.94%	143/191
Permanent cropland	328 sq mi	106/192
Permanent cropland share	0.13%	165/192
Water area	4,787 sq mi	41/197
Water as share of total area	1.92%	86/197
Land borders length	3,739 mi	23/197
Coastline length	0 mi	189/197

South Sudan's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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