| Climate | We have hot with seasonal rainfall influenced by the annual shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone; rainfall heaviest in upland areas of the south and diminishes to the north |
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| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.681 million tons (2024 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 49.5 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 193 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Industrial | 225 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural | 240 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 44.7% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 3.8% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.1% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 40.8% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 11.3% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 44% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 21.2% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 4.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 459,000 JUBA (capital) (2023). |
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