Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sudan (former)

Sudan (former): Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 14.48 % in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
14.48 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
180th
of 231 countries
All-time high
14.5 %
in 2009
All-time low
9.9 %
in 1961
Years of data
51
1961–2011

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sudan (former), 1961–2011

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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) 180th out of 231 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

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  4. 181 Kazakhstan 14.29 % compare
  5. 182 Uruguay 14.19 % compare
  6. 183 United Arab Emirates 14.14 % compare

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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 180th out of 231 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

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.