Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sudan (former)
Sudan (former): Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 14.48 % in 2011. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sudan (former), 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan (former) recorded 14.48 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2011.
The figure is up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Sudan (former) peaked at 14.5 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.9 %, in 1961.
That places Sudan (former) 195th out of 248 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sudan (former), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.9 % | — |
| 1962 | 9.98 % | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 10.07 % | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 10.14 % | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 10.23 % | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 10.31 % | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 10.39 % | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 10.47 % | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 10.55 % | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 10.63 % | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 10.71 % | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 10.79 % | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 10.83 % | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 10.87 % | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 10.91 % | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 10.95 % | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 10.99 % | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 11.04 % | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 11.09 % | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 11.14 % | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 11.18 % | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 11.23 % | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 11.27 % | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 11.32 % | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 11.16 % | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 10.91 % | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 10.77 % | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 10.54 % | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 10.4 % | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 10.43 % | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 10.46 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 10.4 % | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 11.53 % | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 12.01 % | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 12.46 % | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 12.77 % | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 12.66 % | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 12.55 % | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 12.44 % | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 12.34 % | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 12.4 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.46 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 13.42 % | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 13.4 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 13.87 % | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 13.78 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 14.09 % | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 14.13 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 14.5 % | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 14.48 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.48 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.23 % | 9.9 % | 10.55 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.88 % | 10.63 % | 11.09 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.99 % | 10.4 % | 11.32 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.77 % | 10.4 % | 12.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.44 % | 12.34 % | 14.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.48 % | 14.48 % | 14.48 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan (former)
- 192 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 15.4 % compare
- 193 Northern Mariana Islands 14.85 % compare
- 194 Eswatini 14.78 % compare
- 196 Kazakhstan 14.29 % compare
- 197 Uruguay 14.19 % compare
- 198 United Arab Emirates 14.14 % compare
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 — share in agricultural land in Sudan (former)?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Sudan (former) was 14.48 % in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9 % in 1961.
- How does Sudan (former) rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Sudan (former) ranks 195th out of 248 countries with data for 2011.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.