Forest land — Area in Sudan (former)

Sudan (former): Forest land — Area was 31,559 1000 ha in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
31,559 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
24th
of 231 countries
All-time high
35,180 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
31,559 1000 ha
in 2011
Years of data
22
1990–2011

Forest land — Area in Sudan (former), 1990–2011

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200020111990: 35.2k 1000 ha1991: 35.0k 1000 ha1992: 34.8k 1000 ha1993: 34.7k 1000 ha1994: 34.5k 1000 ha1995: 34.3k 1000 ha1996: 34.1k 1000 ha1997: 34.0k 1000 ha1998: 33.8k 1000 ha1999: 33.6k 1000 ha2000: 33.4k 1000 ha2001: 33.3k 1000 ha2002: 33.1k 1000 ha2003: 32.9k 1000 ha2004: 32.8k 1000 ha2005: 32.6k 1000 ha2006: 32.4k 1000 ha2007: 32.2k 1000 ha2008: 32.1k 1000 ha2009: 31.9k 1000 ha2010: 31.7k 1000 ha2011: 31.6k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest land — area in Sudan (former) is 31,559 1000 ha, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — area in Sudan (former) peaked at 35,180 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 31,559 1000 ha, in 2011.

That places Sudan (former) 24th out of 231 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34,400 1000 ha 33,621 1000 ha 35,180 1000 ha 10
2000s 32,674 1000 ha 31,901 1000 ha 33,448 1000 ha 10
2010s 31,644 1000 ha 31,559 1000 ha 31,729 1000 ha 2

Countries ranked near Sudan (former)

  1. 21 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
  2. 22 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
  3. 23 Mozambique 32,243 1000 ha compare
  4. 25 Sweden 27,934 1000 ha compare
  5. 26 Myanmar 27,095 1000 ha compare
  6. 27 Ethiopia 26,747 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — area in Sudan (former)?
Forest land — area in Sudan (former) was 31,559 1000 ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Sudan (former)?
The highest recorded value was 35,180 1000 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Sudan (former)?
The lowest recorded value was 31,559 1000 ha in 2011.
How does Sudan (former) rank for forest land — area?
Sudan (former) ranks 24th out of 231 countries with data for 2011.
Is forest land — area rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
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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.