Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Sudan (former)

Sudan (former): Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 9.44 % in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
9.44 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 184 countries
All-time high
14.52 %
in 1992
All-time low
9.43 %
in 2009
Years of data
51
1961–2011

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Sudan (former), 1961–2011

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

Analysis

Sudan (former) recorded 9.44 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2011.

The figure is down 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Sudan (former) peaked at 14.52 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 9.43 %, in 2009.

Sudan (former) ranks 100th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.77 % 13.65 % 13.82 % 9
1970s 13.81 % 13.67 % 13.93 % 10
1980s 13.81 % 13.44 % 14.27 % 10
1990s 12.68 % 11.4 % 14.52 % 10
2000s 10.33 % 9.43 % 11.39 % 10
2010s 9.44 % 9.44 % 9.44 % 2

Countries ranked near Sudan (former)

  1. 97 Norway 9.57 % compare
  2. 98 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.56 % compare
  3. 99 Brunei Darussalam 9.51 % compare
  4. 101 Australia and New Zealand 9.29 % compare
  5. 102 USSR 9.13 % compare
  6. 103 Bahamas 9.09 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Sudan (former)?
Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Sudan (former) was 9.44 % in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Sudan (former)?
The highest recorded value was 14.52 % in 1992.
What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Sudan (former)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.43 % in 2009.
How does Sudan (former) rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Sudan (former) ranks 100th out of 184 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Share in Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
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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.