Number of state based conflicts, annual growth rate in South Sudan
South Sudan: Number of state based conflicts, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Number of state based conflicts, annual growth rate in South Sudan, 2004–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of state based conflicts, annual growth rate in South Sudan is -100 % change on previous year, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of state based conflicts, annual growth rate in South Sudan peaked at 100 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2004.
That places South Sudan 15th out of 30 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of state based conflicts, annual growth rate in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2006 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2011 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2012 | -100 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2015 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2016 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -66.67 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2010s | -20 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo -33.33 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Syria -33.33 % change on previous year
- 14 Yemen -50 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Afghanistan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Angola -100 % change on previous year
- 15 Armenia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Azerbaijan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Burundi -100 % change on previous year
- 15 Ethiopia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Kenya -100 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Lebanon -100 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Libya -100 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Pakistan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Sudan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Sierra Leone -100 % change on previous year
- 15 Tajikistan -100 % change on previous year
- 15 Ukraine -100 % change on previous year
More social development data for South Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 601,818 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1958 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of state based conflicts, annual growth rate in South Sudan?
- Number of state based conflicts, annual growth rate in South Sudan was -100 % change on previous year in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of state based conflicts, annual growth rate recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of state based conflicts, annual growth rate recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does South Sudan rank for number of state based conflicts, annual growth rate?
- South Sudan ranks 15th out of 30 countries with data for 2016.
- Is number of state based conflicts, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of state based conflicts, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of state based conflicts. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of state-based conflicts Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
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The year-on-year percentage change in Number of state based conflicts. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.