Land area — Area in Sudan
Sudan: Land area — Area was 186,800 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area in Sudan stood at 186,800 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Sudan peaked at 186,800 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 186,800 1000 ha, in 2012.
Sudan ranks 21st of 267 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land area — Area in Sudan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 186,800 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 186,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 186,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 186,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 186,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 186,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 186,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 186,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 186,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 186,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 186,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 186,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 186,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 186,800 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 52,797 1000 ha, 3.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 186,800 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,360 1000 ha, 6.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 186,800 1000 ha | 186,800 1000 ha | 186,800 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 186,800 1000 ha | 186,800 1000 ha | 186,800 1000 ha | 5 |
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 land area — area in Sudan?
- Land area — area in Sudan was 186,800 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 186,800 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 186,800 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for land area — area?
- Sudan ranks 21st out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.