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
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Sudan (former), 1961–2011
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 120th of 217 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Sudan (former), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.65 % | — |
| 1962 | 13.71 % | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 13.77 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 13.78 % | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 13.79 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 13.8 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 13.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 13.81 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 13.82 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 13.84 % | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 13.85 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 13.86 % | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 13.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 13.92 % | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 13.93 % | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 13.82 % | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 13.71 % | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 13.67 % | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 13.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 13.65 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 13.62 % | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 13.56 % | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 13.5 % | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 13.44 % | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 13.88 % | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 13.96 % | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 14.06 % | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 14.15 % | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 14.27 % | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 14.37 % | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 14.45 % | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 14.52 % | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 12.96 % | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 12.76 % | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 11.96 % | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 11.49 % | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 11.44 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 11.41 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 11.4 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 11.39 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.3 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.19 % | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.25 % | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 10.3 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.96 % | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 10.01 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 9.75 % | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 9.71 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.43 % | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 9.44 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 9.44 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.56 % compare
- 118 Brunei Darussalam 9.51 % compare
- 118 Brunei 9.51 % compare
- 121 Australia and New Zealand 9.29 % compare
- 122 USSR 9.13 % compare
- 123 Bahamas 9.09 % compare
More environment data for Sudan (former)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2011)
- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2011)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2011)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 14.59 % (2011)
- Country area — Area 250,581 1000 ha (2011)
- Cropland — Area 20,019 1000 ha (2011)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 103.32 USD_PPP/ha (2011)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 57.76 % (2011)
- Land area — Area 237,600 1000 ha (2011)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 49.34 % (2011)
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 120th out of 217 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
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.