Forest land — Share in Land area in Sudan (former)
Sudan (former): Forest land — Share in Land area was 13.28 % in 2011. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Sudan (former), 1990–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2011, forest land — share in land area in Sudan (former) stood at 13.28 %. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Sudan (former) peaked at 14.81 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.28 %, in 2011.
That places Sudan (former) 167th out of 231 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.48 % | 14.15 % | 14.81 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.75 % | 13.43 % | 14.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.31 % | 13.28 % | 13.35 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan (former)
- 164 Norfolk Island 13.61 % compare
- 165 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.5 % compare
- 166 Haiti 13.45 % compare
- 168 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 13.07 %
- 169 Morocco 12.76 % compare
- 170 Cabo Verde 12.52 % compare
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 — share in land area in Sudan (former)?
- Forest land — share in land area in Sudan (former) was 13.28 % in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.81 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.28 % in 2011.
- How does Sudan (former) rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Sudan (former) ranks 167th out of 231 countries with data for 2011.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in 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.