Cropland — Area per capita in Sudan (former)

Sudan (former): Cropland — Area per capita was 0.43 ha/cap in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.43 ha/cap
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
30th
of 250 countries
All-time high
0.93 ha/cap
in 1961
All-time low
0.43 ha/cap
in 2011
Years of data
51
1961–2011

Cropland — Area per capita in Sudan (former), 1961–2011

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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

Annual values for Cropland — Area per capita in Sudan (former), 1961 to 2011.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 28 United States 0.45 ha/cap compare
  2. 29 Hungary 0.44 ha/cap compare
  3. 31 Côte d'Ivoire 0.42 ha/cap compare
  4. 31 Sudan 0.42 ha/cap
  5. 31 Cote d'Ivoire 0.42 ha/cap compare

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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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Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
280 places, 16,444 data points, 1961–2024
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