What is grazing land use over the long-term in Sudan?

Grazing land use over the long-term in Sudan was 114.71 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Sudan?

The highest recorded value was 115.95 million hectares in 2010.

What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Sudan?

The lowest recorded value was 29.82 million hectares in 1000.

How does Sudan rank for grazing land use over the long-term?

Sudan ranks 7th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sudan data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grazing land use over the long-term in Sudan

Name: Grazing land use over the long-term in Sudan
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sudan: Grazing land use over the long-term was 114.71 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

114.71 million hectares

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

7th

of 202 countries

All-time high

115.95 million hectares

in 2010

All-time low

29.82 million hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Grazing land use over the long-term in Sudan, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 114.71 million hectares for grazing land use over the long-term in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Sudan peaked at 115.95 million hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.82 million hectares, in 1000.

That places Sudan 7th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	29.82 million hectares	29.82 million hectares	29.82 million hectares	1
1100s	35.18 million hectares	35.18 million hectares	35.18 million hectares	1
1200s	36.32 million hectares	36.32 million hectares	36.32 million hectares	1
1300s	39.34 million hectares	39.34 million hectares	39.34 million hectares	1
1400s	42.37 million hectares	42.37 million hectares	42.37 million hectares	1
1500s	45.40 million hectares	45.40 million hectares	45.40 million hectares	1
1600s	48.80 million hectares	48.80 million hectares	48.80 million hectares	1
1700s	38.87 million hectares	38.87 million hectares	38.87 million hectares	1
1710s	39.11 million hectares	39.11 million hectares	39.11 million hectares	1
1720s	39.36 million hectares	39.36 million hectares	39.36 million hectares	1
1730s	39.62 million hectares	39.62 million hectares	39.62 million hectares	1
1740s	39.90 million hectares	39.90 million hectares	39.90 million hectares	1
1750s	40.19 million hectares	40.19 million hectares	40.19 million hectares	1
1760s	40.50 million hectares	40.50 million hectares	40.50 million hectares	1
1770s	40.82 million hectares	40.82 million hectares	40.82 million hectares	1
1780s	41.17 million hectares	41.17 million hectares	41.17 million hectares	1
1790s	41.54 million hectares	41.54 million hectares	41.54 million hectares	1
1800s	41.93 million hectares	41.93 million hectares	41.93 million hectares	1
1810s	42.36 million hectares	42.36 million hectares	42.36 million hectares	1
1820s	42.82 million hectares	42.82 million hectares	42.82 million hectares	1
1830s	43.32 million hectares	43.32 million hectares	43.32 million hectares	1
1840s	43.86 million hectares	43.86 million hectares	43.86 million hectares	1
1850s	44.47 million hectares	44.47 million hectares	44.47 million hectares	1
1860s	45.10 million hectares	45.10 million hectares	45.10 million hectares	1
1870s	45.78 million hectares	45.78 million hectares	45.78 million hectares	1
1880s	46.64 million hectares	46.64 million hectares	46.64 million hectares	1
1890s	47.65 million hectares	47.65 million hectares	47.65 million hectares	1
1900s	48.84 million hectares	48.84 million hectares	48.84 million hectares	1
1910s	50.39 million hectares	50.39 million hectares	50.39 million hectares	1
1920s	52.37 million hectares	52.37 million hectares	52.37 million hectares	1
1930s	55.16 million hectares	55.16 million hectares	55.16 million hectares	1
1940s	59.63 million hectares	59.63 million hectares	59.63 million hectares	1
1950s	80.64 million hectares	70.25 million hectares	92.00 million hectares	10
1960s	97.69 million hectares	94.92 million hectares	98.00 million hectares	10
1970s	98.00 million hectares	98.00 million hectares	98.00 million hectares	10
1980s	101.60 million hectares	98.00 million hectares	109.99 million hectares	10
1990s	110.92 million hectares	109.99 million hectares	111.44 million hectares	10
2000s	113.20 million hectares	109.76 million hectares	115.77 million hectares	10
2010s	114.99 million hectares	114.56 million hectares	115.95 million hectares	10
2020s	114.71 million hectares	114.71 million hectares	114.71 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Sudan

4 Brazil 210.81 million hectares compare
5 Kazakhstan 183.11 million hectares compare
6 Saudi Arabia 134.05 million hectares compare
8 Mongolia 109.92 million hectares compare
9 Russia 92.05 million hectares compare
10 South Africa 83.93 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Sudan

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 138.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.75 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 64.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0272 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 84.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0726 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.96 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is grazing land use over the long-term in Sudan?: Grazing land use over the long-term in Sudan was 114.71 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 115.95 million hectares in 2010.
What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 29.82 million hectares in 1000.
How does Sudan rank for grazing land use over the long-term?: Sudan ranks 7th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sudan data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.