Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Sudan
Sudan: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 8.73 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Sudan is 8.73 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Sudan peaked at 9.26 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.73 %, in 2018.
Sudan ranks 113th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.03 % | 8.73 % | 9.26 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.73 % | 8.73 % | 8.73 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More environment data for Sudan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,852 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 48.96 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 81.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 91,454 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.19 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 216 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.63 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 20,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.42 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Sudan?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Sudan was 8.73 % in 2024, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 9.26 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.73 % in 2018.
- How does Sudan rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Sudan ranks 113th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — 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.