Forest land — Share in Land area in Sudan

Sudan: Forest land — Share in Land area was 11.86 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.86 %
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
178th
of 231 countries
All-time high
12.98 %
in 2012
All-time low
11.86 %
in 2024
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Sudan, 2012–2024

0510152012201820242012: 13 %2013: 12.9 %2014: 12.8 %2015: 12.7 %2016: 12.6 %2017: 12.5 %2018: 12.4 %2019: 12.3 %2020: 12.2 %2021: 12.1 %2022: 12.1 %2023: 11.9 %2024: 11.9 %

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

Analysis

Sudan recorded 11.86 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Sudan peaked at 12.98 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.86 %, in 2024.

Sudan ranks 178th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 12.65 % 12.33 % 12.98 % 8
2020s 12.05 % 11.86 % 12.23 % 5

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  6. 181 South Sudan 11.33 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Sudan?
Forest land — share in land area in Sudan was 11.86 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 12.98 % in 2012.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 11.86 % in 2024.
How does Sudan rank for forest land — share in land area?
Sudan ranks 178th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.