Ethiopia vs Sudan: Land use

Ethiopia
18.46 million hectares
in 2023
Sudan
21.21 million hectares
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
18th
Sudan rank
17th

Land use over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 21.21 million hectares against 18.46 million hectares in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.75 million hectares.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 17th of 223 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
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