Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Sudan
Sudan: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Sudan peaked at 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Sudan 83rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Sudan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 80 Kenya 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Iraq 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Aruba 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Japan 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Liechtenstein 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4079 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Sudan?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Sudan was 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Sudan ranks 83rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.