Forest land — Area in Sudan (former)
Sudan (former): Forest land — Area was 31,559 1000 ha in 2011. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Sudan (former), 1990–2011
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
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 Land area 8.43 % (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)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.44 % (2011)
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
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.