Annual change in forest area in Sudan
Sudan: Annual change in forest area was -174,140 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Annual change in forest area in Sudan, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Sudan recorded -174,140 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Sudan peaked at -174,140 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, -174,140 hectares, in 2016.
Sudan ranks 225th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -174,140 hectares | -174,140 hectares | -174,140 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -174,140 hectares | -174,140 hectares | -174,140 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -174,140 hectares | -174,140 hectares | -174,140 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -174,140 hectares | -174,140 hectares | -174,140 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Sudan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 138.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.75 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 64.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0272 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 84.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0726 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Sudan?
- Annual change in forest area in Sudan was -174,140 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was -174,140 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -174,140 hectares in 2016.
- How does Sudan rank for annual change in forest area?
- Sudan ranks 225th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.