Arable land — Area in Sudan
Sudan: Arable land — Area was 20,995 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 20,995 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Sudan peaked at 20,995 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19,823 1000 ha, in 2014.
Sudan ranks 16th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20,338 1000 ha | 19,823 1000 ha | 20,995 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 20,995 1000 ha | 20,995 1000 ha | 20,995 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Sudan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 8.73 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,852 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 48.96 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 81.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 91,454 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.19 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 216 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.63 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.42 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Sudan?
- Arable land — area in Sudan was 20,995 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 20,995 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,823 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for arable land — area?
- Sudan ranks 16th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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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About this data
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.