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 183rd out of 248 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.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 17.81 % | — |
| 2013 | 17.8 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.79 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 18 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 18.19 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.41 % | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 18.63 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 18.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.63 % | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 18.63 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 30.93 %, 60% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 18.63 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.01 %, 81% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 180 Mozambique 18.76 % compare
- 181 Côte d'Ivoire 18.67 % compare
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- 184 Ecuador 18.44 % compare
- 185 Gabon 18.33 % compare
- 186 Algeria 18.23 % compare
More environment data for Sudan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.327 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2472 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 183rd out of 248 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.