Cropland — Area, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per capita in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area, per capita in Sudan stood at 0.0004 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Sudan 18th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0004 1000 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0004 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0004 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per capita in Sudan?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Sudan was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 18th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.