Agricultural land — Area in Sudan (former)

Sudan (former): Agricultural land — Area was 137,246 1000 ha in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
137,246 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 237 countries
All-time high
137,266 1000 ha
in 2009
All-time low
108,840 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
51
1961–2011

Agricultural land — Area in Sudan (former), 1961–2011

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Sudan (former) recorded 137,246 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2011.

That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Sudan (former) peaked at 137,266 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 108,840 1000 ha, in 1961.

Sudan (former) ranks 12th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 109,243 1000 ha 108,840 1000 ha 109,647 1000 ha 9
1970s 110,146 1000 ha 109,745 1000 ha 110,436 1000 ha 10
1980s 114,266 1000 ha 110,450 1000 ha 122,860 1000 ha 10
1990s 127,821 1000 ha 122,910 1000 ha 131,352 1000 ha 10
2000s 134,716 1000 ha 131,575 1000 ha 137,266 1000 ha 10
2010s 137,246 1000 ha 137,246 1000 ha 137,246 1000 ha 2

Countries ranked near Sudan (former)

  1. 9 Kazakhstan 213,784 1000 ha compare
  2. 10 India 178,220 1000 ha compare
  3. 11 Saudi Arabia 175,590 1000 ha compare
  4. 13 Sudan 112,665 1000 ha
  5. 14 Mongolia 107,246 1000 ha compare
  6. 15 Mexico 98,430 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — area in Sudan (former)?
Agricultural land — area in Sudan (former) was 137,246 1000 ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Sudan (former)?
The highest recorded value was 137,266 1000 ha in 2009.
What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Sudan (former)?
The lowest recorded value was 108,840 1000 ha in 1961.
How does Sudan (former) rank for agricultural land — area?
Sudan (former) ranks 12th out of 237 countries with data for 2011.
Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sudan (former) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.