Northern Africa vs Sudan: Forest land — Area

Northern Africa
30,793 1000 ha
in 2025
Sudan
21,980 1000 ha
in 2025
Northern Africa rank
32nd
Sudan rank
32nd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Northern Africa
  • Sudan
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 30,793 1000 ha against 21,980 1000 ha in Sudan, a difference of 8,813 1000 ha.

That makes Northern Africa's figure about 1.4 times Sudan's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.

Northern Africa ranks 32nd and Sudan ranks 32nd of 36 groups.

Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Africa Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 32,478 1000 ha 23,635 1000 ha 8,843 1000 ha Northern Africa
2020s 31,238 1000 ha 22,416 1000 ha 8,822 1000 ha Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Northern Africa or Sudan?
Northern Africa, at 30,793 1000 ha against 21,980 1000 ha in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Northern Africa and Sudan?
8,813 1000 ha, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Sudan?
14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
How do Northern Africa and Sudan rank globally for forest land — area?
Northern Africa ranks 32nd and Sudan ranks 32nd of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.