Environment
South Sudan
Climate
characterized by warm temperatures and seasonal precipitation shaped by the yearly movement of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone; the most significant rainfall occurs in the southern uplands and decreases towards the north
Land use
other
43.8% (2023 est.)
forest
11.3% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
44.9% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 3.9% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 40.8% (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
21.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
4.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Methane emissions
other
12.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste
120.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
energy
59.4 kt (2022-2024 est.)
agriculture
696 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Waste and recycling
municipal solid waste generated annually
2.681 million tons (2024 est.)
Environmental issues
contamination of water sources; insufficient access to clean drinking water; conservation of wildlife and decline in biodiversity; deforestation; erosion of soil; desertification; periods of drought
Total water withdrawal
municipal
193 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
industrial
225 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
agricultural
240 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions
total emissions
1.725 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids
1.725 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Particulate matter emissions
20.6 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Total renewable water resources
49.5 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
International environmental agreements
party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Paris Agreement on Climate Change, Desertification, Protection of the Ozone Layer, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements