Cropland — Share in Land area in Sudan (former)

Sudan (former): Cropland — Share in Land area was 8.43 % in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
8.43 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
155th
of 234 countries
All-time high
8.43 %
in 2009
All-time low
4.56 %
in 1961
Years of data
51
1961–2011

Cropland — Share in Land area in Sudan (former), 1961–2011

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.