The following is a list of flags used in South Sudan.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2023–present | Flag of South Sudan | A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and green, fimbriated with white stripes; with a blue equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bearing a gold star. [1] [2] |
 | 2011–2023 | Alternate colours. [3] [4] | |
 | 2023–present | Flag of South Sudan (vertical) | |
 | 2011–2023 | Alternative colours |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2023–present | Flag of The President of South Sudan. | A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and green, fimbriated with white stripes; with a blue equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bearing a gold star and the national coat of arms in the center. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–present | Flag of The Bari people | a 7 horizontal striped banner with 2 blue stripes, 2 green stripes and 3 golden stripes. |
 | ?–present | Flag of The Dinka people | a horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and green separated with 2 black lines. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2011–present | Flag of The South Sudan People's Defence Forces | a tricolour of black, red and green with the emblem in the center. |
 | 1991–present | Flag of The Nuer White Army | 4 horizontal stripes of red, black, white and green. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1983–1995 | Flag of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement | A horizontal tricolour of black, red, and green, fimbriated with white stripes; with a light blue equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red star. |
 | 1995 | similar to the national flag. | |
 | 1995–present | ||
 | 1995–present |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–present | Flag of Central Equatoria | |
 | ?–present | Flag of Eastern Equatoria | |
 | ?–present | Flag of Jonglei | |
 | ?–present | Flag of The Lakes State | |
 | ?–present | Flag of Northern Bahr el Ghazal | |
 | ?–present | Flag of The Unity State | |
 | ?–present | Flag of Upper Nile | |
 | ?–present | Flag of Warrap | |
 | ?–present | Flag of Western Bahr el Ghazal | |
 | ?–present | Flag of Western Equatoria | |
 | ?–present | Flag of The Abyei Special Administrative Area | |
 | ?–present | Flag of The Greater Pibor Administrative Area | |
 | ?–present | Flag of The Ruweng Administrative Area | |
 | ?–present | Flag of Juba | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1820–1844 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 8-pointed star. [5] |
 | 1844–1899 | A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star. [6] [7] | |
 | 1820–1844 | Flag of Ottoman Egypt | Red flag with a white crescent containing a seven-pointed white star. [8] |
 | 1844–1867 | Flag of self-declared Khedivate of Egypt introduced by Muhammad Ali | Red flag with a white crescent containing a five-pointed white star. |
 | 1867–1881 | Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt | Red flag with a white crescent, containing three five-pointed white stars. [9] |
 | 1881–1899 | Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt under British occupation | Identical to the national flag used between 1844 and 1867. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1881–1899 | Flag used during the Mahdist Revolt and in Mahdist Sudan | A golden field with blue and red borders and a blue arabic script in the center. |
 | 1881–1899 | black standard used in Mahdist Sudan | A simple black field. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1894–1910 | Flag of Belgium | A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red. |
 | 1894–1910 | Flag of The Congo Free State and The Belgian Congo | A yellow five-pointed flag on a blue background. |
 | 1894–1910 | Flag of The Lado Enclave | A blue field with a yellow saltire that extends to the corners of the flag and 4 yellow stars in each blue corner. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1899–1956 | Flag of The United Kingdom, also known as The Union Jack | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
| | 1899–1914 | Flag of the Khedivate of Egypt under British occupation | Identical to the national flag used between 1844 and 1867. |
 | 1914–1923 | Flag of the Sultanate of Egypt | Red Flag with Three white crescents, each containing a five-pointed white star. |
 | 1923–1956 | Flag of the Kingdom of Egypt and the Co-Official Flag of the Arab Republic of Egypt | Green flag with a white crescent containing three five-pointed white stars. [10] |
 | 1952–1956 | Flag of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution and the Republic of Egypt The green monarchical flag remained the national flag of Egypt until 1958, even after the proclamation of the Republic. | Following the Revolution of 1952, the Free Officers retained the flag of the Kingdom, but also introduced the former Republic of Egypt flag colors of red, white, and black horizontal bands, with the emblem of the Revolution, the Eagle of Saladin, in the center band, with a green escutcheon with a white crescent and five stars. [11] |
 | 1899–1956 | Flag of the British Governor General | A Union Jack defaced with the emblem of Sudan. [12] |
 | 1925–1956 | Flag of The Sudan Defence Force | a horizontal tricolour of black (top), white and Black with 2 crossed swords in the center. [13] |
 | April 1955 | Provisional flag of Sudan used during the Afro-Asian Conference (April 1955) | A White field with the name of the country written in red in the center. [14] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1956–1970 | Flag of Independent Sudan | A horizontal tricolour of blue, yellow and green. [15] |
 | 1956–1970 | Flag of Independent Sudan (2:3 Variant) | |
 | 1962–1970 | Naval Ensign of Sudan | A white field with the national flag in the canton. [16] |
 | 1956–1970 | Flag of the Sudanese Customs Service | [17] |
 | 1970–2011 | Flag of Sudan | A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black; with a green triangle based at the hoist. [18] [19] |
 | 1970–2011 | Flag of Sudan (2:3 Variant) | |
 | 1970–2011 | Flag of Sudan (Vertical Variant) |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1967–1969 | Flag of both the Azania Liberation Front (ALF) and the Southern Sudan Provsional Government (SSPG) | Four bands; red, white, black, white, red |
 | 1969–1971 | Flag used by the Nile Provisional Government (NPG), later the Nile Republic, led by Gordon Muortat Mayen | A horizontal tricolour of red, white, and green; with a shoebill inside a blue disc in the center. |
 | 1969 | The flag of the Nile State, it is unclear if the final stripe is blue or green | A tricolor of red, black, and green with an emblem of a white shield and spears |
 | A tricolor of red, black, and blue with an emblem of a white shield and spears |
The flag of South Sudan was adopted following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended the Second Sudanese Civil War. A different version of the flag was previously used as the flag of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. The flag of South Sudan predates the country, as the flag was adopted in 2005, while the country became independent in 2011.
