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 37th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Sudan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24,244 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 24,070 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 23,896 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 23,722 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 23,548 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 23,374 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 23,199 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 23,025 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 22,851 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 22,677 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 22,503 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 22,329 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 22,154 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 21,980 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 21,980 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,436 1000 ha, 9.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 21,980 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 5.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.327 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2472 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 37th out of 249 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.
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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.