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 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
| 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)
- 97 Norway 9.57 % compare
- 98 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.56 % compare
- 99 Brunei Darussalam 9.51 % compare
- 101 Australia and New Zealand 9.29 % compare
- 102 USSR 9.13 % compare
- 103 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 — Area 20,019 1000 ha (2011)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.48 % (2011)
- Arable land — Area 19,878 1000 ha (2011)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.43 ha/cap (2011)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.43 % (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)
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
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.