Cropland — Area per capita in Sudan (former)
Sudan (former): Cropland — Area per capita was 0.43 ha/cap in 2011. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Sudan (former), 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Sudan (former) recorded 0.43 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Sudan (former) peaked at 0.93 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.43 ha/cap, in 2011.
Sudan (former) ranks 30th of 250 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Sudan (former), year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.93 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.92 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.88 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.86 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.84 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.83 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.81 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.79 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.78 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.76 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.74 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.72 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.68 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.67 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.65 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.63 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.58 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.56 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.54 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.53 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.52 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.51 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.51 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.49 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.49 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.48 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.47 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.52 ha/cap | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.52 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.54 ha/cap | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.55 ha/cap | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.53 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.52 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.48 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.49 ha/cap | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.48 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.49 ha/cap | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.47 ha/cap | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.47 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.46 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.44 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8622 ha/cap | 0.79 ha/cap | 0.93 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.693 ha/cap | 0.6 ha/cap | 0.78 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.523 ha/cap | 0.49 ha/cap | 0.58 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.51 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.473 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 0.49 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.435 ha/cap | 0.43 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan (former)
- 28 United States 0.45 ha/cap compare
- 29 Hungary 0.44 ha/cap compare
- 31 Côte d'Ivoire 0.42 ha/cap compare
- 31 Sudan 0.42 ha/cap
- 31 Cote d'Ivoire 0.42 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Sudan (former)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2011)
- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2011)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2011)
- Cropland — Area 20,019 1000 ha (2011)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.26 g/Int$ (2011)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 103.32 USD_PPP/ha (2011)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 57.76 % (2011)
- Agricultural land — Area 137,246 1000 ha (2011)
- Country area — Area 250,581 1000 ha (2011)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 49.34 % (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Sudan (former)?
- Cropland — area per capita in Sudan (former) was 0.43 ha/cap in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 ha/cap in 2011.
- How does Sudan (former) rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Sudan (former) ranks 30th out of 250 countries with data for 2011.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan (former) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.