Cropland — Share in Land area in Sudan (former)
Sudan (former): Cropland — Share in Land area was 8.43 % in 2011. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Sudan (former), 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan (former) recorded 8.43 % for cropland — share in land area in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Sudan (former) peaked at 8.43 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.56 %, in 1961.
That places Sudan (former) 155th out of 234 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.73 % | 4.56 % | 4.9 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.11 % | 4.94 % | 5.23 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.33 % | 5.24 % | 5.41 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.38 % | 5.43 % | 7.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.68 % | 6.88 % | 8.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.43 % | 8.43 % | 8.43 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan (former)
- 152 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.5 % compare
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- 157 Puerto Rico 8.15 % compare
- 158 Panama 8 % compare
More environment data for Sudan (former)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 103.32 USD_PPP/ha (2011)
- Arable land — Area 19,878 1000 ha (2011)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.43 ha/cap (2011)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 14.59 % (2011)
- Cropland — Area 20,019 1000 ha (2011)
- Agricultural land — Area 137,246 1000 ha (2011)
- Land area — Area 237,600 1000 ha (2011)
- Agriculture — Area 137,246 1000 ha (2011)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.48 % (2011)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 57.76 % (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Sudan (former)?
- Cropland — share in land area in Sudan (former) was 8.43 % in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.43 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.56 % in 1961.
- How does Sudan (former) rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Sudan (former) ranks 155th out of 234 countries with data for 2011.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Share in Land area. 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.