All land is owned by the people of South Sudan, and the Government of South Sudan is responsible for regulating use of the land.
The 2009 Land Act
The Land Act classifies land as public, community, or private land.
Public land
Public land is land owned collectively by the people of southern Sudan and held in trust by the GOSS. Public land includes land used by government offices, roads, rivers and lakes for which no customary ownership is established, and land acquired for public use or investment.
Community land
Community land is land held, managed, or used by communities based on ethnicity, residence, or interest. Community land can include land registered in the name of a community, land transferred to a specific community, and land held, managed, or used by a community.
Private land
Private land includes registered freehold land, leasehold land, and any other land declared by law as private land.
The following information has been summarised under Land in South Sudan
Background Information
Land Ownership in South Sudan
National Land Policy
Agricultural land in South Sudan