Land use hidden — Forest in Sudan
Sudan: Land use hidden — Forest was 178,431 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in Sudan is 178,431 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Sudan peaked at 197,327 Square kilometres in 2012 and was at its lowest, 178,431 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Sudan 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 197,327 Square kilometres | — |
| 2013 | 195,584 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 193,842 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 192,099 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 190,482 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 188,760 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 187,040 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 185,320 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 183,600 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 181,870 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 180,150 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 178,431 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 178,431 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 23,449 Square kilometres, 7.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 178,431 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60,677 Square kilometres, 2.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 191,307 Square kilometres | 185,320 Square kilometres | 197,327 Square kilometres | 8 |
| 2020s | 181,013 Square kilometres | 178,431 Square kilometres | 183,600 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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 use hidden — forest in Sudan?
- Land use hidden — forest in Sudan was 178,431 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 197,327 Square kilometres in 2012.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 178,431 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Sudan ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata