Select your product and destination to generate a complete, printable checklist of every document you need to export from South Sudan. Covers sesame, sorghum, groundnut, millet and more.
South Sudan's staple crops include sorghum, maize, groundnut, cassava, while sesame lead exports. Regional growing conditions differ sharply, so check your region below before applying national averages.
| Agriculture share of GDP | ~15% |
|---|---|
| Arable land | 6,500,000 ha |
| Irrigated share | ~0.5% |
| Main rainy season | April to October |
| Main food crops | sorghum, maize, groundnut, cassava, sweet potato, millet |
| Main export crops | sesame |
| Region | Annual rainfall | Major crops |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Equatoria (Juba, Yei, Torit) | 1200 mm | cassava, maize, groundnut, sweet potato |
| Greater Bahr el Ghazal (Wau, Aweil) | 900 mm | sorghum, groundnut, sesame, millet |
| Greater Upper Nile (Malakal, Bentiu) | 800 mm | sorghum, millet, sesame |
Country context from the AfroTools agriculture dataset — planning reference, not agronomic advice. Confirm with local extension services.