Change forest vs gdp in Sudan
Sudan: Change forest vs gdp was -0.7923 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-0.7923
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
203rd
of 227 countries
All-time high
-0.6241
in 1991
All-time low
-0.7923
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest vs gdp in Sudan, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest vs gdp in Sudan stood at -0.7923. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest vs gdp in Sudan peaked at -0.6241 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.7923, in 2025.
Sudan ranks 203rd of 227 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest vs gdp in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.6241 | — |
| 1992 | -0.6281 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | -0.632 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | -0.636 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | -0.6401 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | -0.6442 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.6484 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | -0.6526 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -0.6569 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | -0.6613 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.6657 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | -0.6701 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | -0.6747 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | -0.6792 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | -0.6839 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | -0.6886 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | -0.6934 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | -0.6982 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -0.7031 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | -0.7081 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | -0.7132 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | -0.7183 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | -0.7235 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | -0.7287 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | -0.7341 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | -0.7395 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | -0.745 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | -0.7506 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | -0.7563 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | -0.7621 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | -0.7679 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | -0.7739 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | -0.7799 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | -0.786 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | -0.7923 | +0.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's -0.7923 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4663, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's -0.7923 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6403 | -0.6569 | -0.6241 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.6818 | -0.7031 | -0.6613 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7317 | -0.7563 | -0.7081 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.777 | -0.7923 | -0.7621 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More environment data for Sudan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0009 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 2.22 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 61.41 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2472 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest vs gdp in Sudan?
- Change forest vs gdp in Sudan was -0.7923 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest vs gdp recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6241 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest vs gdp recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7923 in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for change forest vs gdp?
- Sudan ranks 203rd out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest vs gdp rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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