Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Sudan (former)
Sudan (former): Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 57.76 % in 2011. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Sudan (former), 1961–2011
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 51st of 255 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Sudan (former), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45.81 % | — |
| 1962 | 45.85 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 45.89 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 45.94 % | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 45.98 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 46.02 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 46.06 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 46.11 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 46.15 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 46.19 % | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 46.23 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 46.27 % | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 46.32 % | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 46.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 46.38 % | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 46.42 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 46.46 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 46.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 46.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 46.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 46.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 46.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 46.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 46.57 % | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 47.43 % | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 48.72 % | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 49.58 % | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 50.86 % | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 51.71 % | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 51.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 51.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 52.19 % | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 53.34 % | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 53.92 % | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 54.56 % | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 54.94 % | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 55.06 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 55.18 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 55.28 % | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 55.38 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 55.59 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 55.81 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 56.62 % | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 56.61 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 56.91 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 57.26 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 57.5 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 57.53 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 57.77 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 57.76 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 57.76 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 48 Armenia 59.36 % compare
- 49 Uzbekistan 58.95 % compare
- 50 Afghanistan 58.39 % compare
- 51 Azerbaijan 57.76 % compare
- 53 El Salvador 57.26 % compare
- 54 Mozambique 56.11 % compare
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 — Area 137,246 1000 ha (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 — 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 51st out of 255 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
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.