Arable land use per person in Sudan
Sudan: Arable land use per person was 0.4195 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.4195 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Sudan peaked at 0.5378 hectares per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4195 hectares per person, in 2023.
Sudan ranks 20th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Sudan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5378 hectares per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.5251 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5106 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5017 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4941 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4844 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4747 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4609 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4487 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4368 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4251 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4195 hectares per person | -1.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.4195 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1837 hectares per person, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.4195 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1581 hectares per person, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4986 hectares per person | 0.4609 hectares per person | 0.5378 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4325 hectares per person | 0.4195 hectares per person | 0.4487 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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 use per person in Sudan?
- Arable land use per person in Sudan was 0.4195 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5378 hectares per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4195 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for arable land use per person?
- Sudan ranks 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.