Arable land — Area in Sudan (former)
Sudan (former): Arable land — Area was 19,878 1000 ha in 2011. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Sudan (former), 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sudan (former) recorded 19,878 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2011.
That represents a change of up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Sudan (former) peaked at 19,899 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10,775 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Sudan (former) 22nd out of 248 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Sudan (former), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,775 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,875 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 10,975 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 11,072 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 11,172 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 11,270 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 11,370 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 11,467 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 11,567 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 11,665 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 11,763 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 11,861 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 11,916 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 11,971 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 12,026 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 12,081 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 12,136 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 12,191 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 12,246 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 12,300 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 12,355 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 12,410 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 12,465 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 12,520 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 12,575 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 12,630 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 12,685 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 12,740 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 12,780 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 12,820 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 12,860 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 12,900 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 14,618 1000 ha | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 15,388 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 16,157 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 16,672 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 16,562 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 16,452 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 16,343 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 16,233 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 16,376 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 16,519 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 18,052 1000 ha | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 18,019 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 18,750 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 18,750 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19,247 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 19,321 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 19,899 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 19,878 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 19,878 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,171 1000 ha | 10,775 1000 ha | 11,567 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,985 1000 ha | 11,665 1000 ha | 12,246 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,546 1000 ha | 12,300 1000 ha | 12,780 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,077 1000 ha | 12,820 1000 ha | 16,672 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,117 1000 ha | 16,233 1000 ha | 19,899 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,878 1000 ha | 19,878 1000 ha | 19,878 1000 ha | 2 |
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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 — Area 20,019 1000 ha (2011)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.26 g/Int$ (2011)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 103.32 USD_PPP/ha (2011)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 57.76 % (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 arable land — area in Sudan (former)?
- Arable land — area in Sudan (former) was 19,878 1000 ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The highest recorded value was 19,899 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,775 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Sudan (former) rank for arable land — area?
- Sudan (former) ranks 22nd out of 248 countries with data for 2011.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.