Agricultural land — Area in Sudan (former)
Sudan (former): Agricultural land — Area was 137,246 1000 ha in 2011. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Sudan (former), 1961–2011
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 14th of 255 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Sudan (former), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 108,840 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 108,940 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 109,040 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 109,142 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 109,242 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 109,340 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 109,450 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 109,547 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 109,647 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 109,745 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 109,843 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 109,941 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 110,048 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 110,105 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 110,205 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 110,300 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 110,398 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 110,436 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 110,435 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 110,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 110,480 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 110,540 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 110,590 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 110,645 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 112,700 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 115,750 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 117,805 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 120,845 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 122,860 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 122,910 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 122,965 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 124,015 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 126,733 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 128,115 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 129,644 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 130,539 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 130,832 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 131,102 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 131,352 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 131,575 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 132,093 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 132,614 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 134,530 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 134,497 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 135,220 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 136,053 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 136,615 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 136,698 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 137,266 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 137,246 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 137,246 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More environment data for Sudan (former)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2011)
- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2011)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2011)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 14.59 % (2011)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.26 g/Int$ (2011)
- Cropland — Area 20,019 1000 ha (2011)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 103.32 USD_PPP/ha (2011)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 57.76 % (2011)
- Country area — Area 250,581 1000 ha (2011)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 49.34 % (2011)
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 14th out of 255 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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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.