Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sudan
Sudan: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 18.63 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Sudan stood at 18.63 %. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Sudan peaked at 18.63 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.79 %, in 2014.
That places Sudan 168th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.16 % | 17.79 % | 18.63 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.63 % | 18.63 % | 18.63 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 166 Mozambique 18.76 % compare
- 167 Côte d'Ivoire 18.67 % compare
- 169 Ecuador 18.44 % compare
- 170 Gabon 18.33 % compare
- 171 Algeria 18.23 % compare
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 — Area 20,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.42 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Sudan?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Sudan was 18.63 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.63 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.79 % in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Sudan ranks 168th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 — 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.