Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Sudan (former)
Sudan (former): Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 1,890 1000 ha in 2011. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Sudan (former), 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Sudan (former) is 1,890 1000 ha, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Sudan (former) peaked at 1,946 1000 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,480 1000 ha, in 1961.
Sudan (former) ranks 37th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,548 1000 ha | 1,480 1000 ha | 1,610 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,678 1000 ha | 1,625 1000 ha | 1,700 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,750 1000 ha | 1,700 1000 ha | 1,835 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,902 1000 ha | 1,855 1000 ha | 1,946 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,876 1000 ha | 1,863 1000 ha | 1,890 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,890 1000 ha | 1,890 1000 ha | 1,890 1000 ha | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan (former)
- 34 Greece 2,001 1000 ha compare
- 35 Turkmenistan 1,995 1000 ha compare
- 36 Morocco 1,967 1000 ha compare
- 38 Sudan 1,852 1000 ha
- 39 Azerbaijan 1,491 1000 ha compare
- 40 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,460 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Sudan (former)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 103.32 USD_PPP/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)
- Arable land — Area 19,878 1000 ha (2011)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 57.76 % (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Sudan (former)?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Sudan (former) was 1,890 1000 ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,946 1000 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,480 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Sudan (former) rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Sudan (former) ranks 37th out of 201 countries with data for 2011.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan (former) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.