Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Sudan (former)

Sudan (former): Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 57.76 % in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
57.76 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 216 countries
All-time high
57.77 %
in 2009
All-time low
45.81 %
in 1961
Years of data
51
1961–2011

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Sudan (former), 1961–2011

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Sudan (former) is 57.76 %, measured in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Sudan (former) peaked at 57.77 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 45.81 %, in 1961.

Sudan (former) ranks 43rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 45.98 % 45.81 % 46.15 % 9
1970s 46.36 % 46.19 % 46.48 % 10
1980s 48.09 % 46.49 % 51.71 % 10
1990s 53.8 % 51.73 % 55.28 % 10
2000s 56.7 % 55.38 % 57.77 % 10
2010s 57.76 % 57.76 % 57.76 % 2

Countries ranked near Sudan (former)

  1. 40 Armenia 59.36 % compare
  2. 41 Uzbekistan 58.95 % compare
  3. 42 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 58.39 % compare
  4. 43 Azerbaijan, Republic of 57.76 % compare
  5. 43 Cook Islands 15.88 % compare
  6. 45 El Salvador 57.26 % compare
  7. 46 Mozambique 56.11 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in Sudan (former)?
Agricultural land — share in land area in Sudan (former) was 57.76 % in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Sudan (former)?
The highest recorded value was 57.77 % in 2009.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Sudan (former)?
The lowest recorded value was 45.81 % in 1961.
How does Sudan (former) rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
Sudan (former) ranks 43rd out of 216 countries with data for 2011.
Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
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.