Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Sudan data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Sudan

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Sudan
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Sudan: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 358.97 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

358.97 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

43rd

of 240 countries

All-time high

358.97 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

356.04 1000 ha

in 2012

Years of data

2012–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Sudan, 2012–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 358.97 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Sudan peaked at 358.97 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 356.04 1000 ha, in 2012.

Sudan ranks 43rd of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	356.73 1000 ha	356.04 1000 ha	357.56 1000 ha	8
2020s	358.44 1000 ha	357.77 1000 ha	358.97 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Sudan

40 Hungary 377.94 1000 ha compare
41 Belgium 368.86 1000 ha compare
42 Sudan (former) 364.36 1000 ha
44 Czechia 355.94 1000 ha compare
45 China, Taiwan Province of 344.04 1000 ha compare
46 Philippines 338.67 1000 ha compare

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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 — Share in Agricultural land 18.63 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 20,995 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Sudan?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Sudan was 358.97 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 358.97 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 356.04 1000 ha in 2012.
How does Sudan rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Sudan ranks 43rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sudan data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.