Agriculture — Area, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0022 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture — area, per capita in Sudan stood at 0.0022 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.003 1000 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Sudan 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0022 1000 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0008 1000 ha per person, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0022 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 1000 ha per person, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 0.003 1000 ha per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More environment data for Sudan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.327 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Sudan?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Sudan was 0.0022 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 1000 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.