Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Sudan
Sudan: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 1,852 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 1,852 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Sudan peaked at 1,852 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,852 1000 ha, in 2012.
Sudan ranks 43rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Sudan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,852 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 1,852 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,852 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,852 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,852 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,852 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,852 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,852 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,852 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,852 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,852 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,852 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,852 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 1,852 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.27 1000 ha, 34.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 1,852 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.36 1000 ha, 63.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,852 1000 ha | 1,852 1000 ha | 1,852 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,852 1000 ha | 1,852 1000 ha | 1,852 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 40 Turkmenistan 1,995 1000 ha compare
- 41 Morocco 1,967 1000 ha compare
- 42 Sudan (former) 1,890 1000 ha
- 44 Azerbaijan 1,491 1000 ha compare
- 45 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,460 1000 ha compare
- 46 Nepal 1,369 1000 ha compare
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 equipped for irrigation — area in Sudan?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Sudan was 1,852 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,852 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,852 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Sudan ranks 43rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — 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 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.