Forest land — Area in Sudan
Sudan: Forest land — Area was 21,980 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Sudan, 2012–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Sudan is 21,980 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Sudan peaked at 24,244 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21,980 1000 ha, in 2025.
Sudan ranks 32nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23,635 1000 ha | 23,025 1000 ha | 24,244 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 22,416 1000 ha | 21,980 1000 ha | 22,851 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More environment data for Sudan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 8.73 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,852 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 48.96 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 81.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 91,454 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.19 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 216 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.63 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 20,995 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Sudan?
- Forest land — area in Sudan was 21,980 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 24,244 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,980 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for forest land — area?
- Sudan ranks 32nd out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.