Niger vs Sudan: Land use

Niger
17.82 million hectares
in 2023
Sudan
21.21 million hectares
in 2023
Niger rank
20th
Sudan rank
17th

Land use over time

  • Niger
  • Sudan
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 21.21 million hectares against 17.82 million hectares in Niger, a difference of 3.39 million hectares.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

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

Niger ranks 20th 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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