Annual forest expansion in Sudan
Sudan: Annual forest expansion was 89,860 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual forest expansion in Sudan, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 89,860 hectares per year for annual forest expansion in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Sudan peaked at 98,400 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 89,860 hectares per year, in 2015.
That places Sudan 6th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Annual forest expansion in Sudan, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98,400 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 98,400 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98,400 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89,860 hectares per year | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 89,860 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 89,860 hectares per year is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,330 hectares per year, 20.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 89,860 hectares per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,500 hectares per year, 59.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98,400 hectares per year | 98,400 hectares per year | 98,400 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 98,400 hectares per year | 98,400 hectares per year | 98,400 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 94,130 hectares per year | 89,860 hectares per year | 98,400 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 89,860 hectares per year | 89,860 hectares per year | 89,860 hectares per year | 1 |
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2472 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual forest expansion in Sudan?
- Annual forest expansion in Sudan was 89,860 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual forest expansion recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 98,400 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,860 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Sudan rank for annual forest expansion?
- Sudan ranks 6th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).