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Land use over the long-term in Sudan

Sudan: Land use over the long-term was 114.71 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
114.71 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 202 countries
All-time high
115.95 million hectares
in 2010
All-time low
29.82 million hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Sudan, 1000–2025

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Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Sudan is 114.71 million hectares, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Sudan peaked at 115.95 million hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.82 million hectares, in 1000.

Sudan ranks 7th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 29.82 million hectares 29.82 million hectares 29.82 million hectares 1
1100s 35.18 million hectares 35.18 million hectares 35.18 million hectares 1
1200s 36.32 million hectares 36.32 million hectares 36.32 million hectares 1
1300s 39.34 million hectares 39.34 million hectares 39.34 million hectares 1
1400s 42.37 million hectares 42.37 million hectares 42.37 million hectares 1
1500s 45.40 million hectares 45.40 million hectares 45.40 million hectares 1
1600s 48.80 million hectares 48.80 million hectares 48.80 million hectares 1
1700s 38.87 million hectares 38.87 million hectares 38.87 million hectares 1
1710s 39.11 million hectares 39.11 million hectares 39.11 million hectares 1
1720s 39.36 million hectares 39.36 million hectares 39.36 million hectares 1
1730s 39.62 million hectares 39.62 million hectares 39.62 million hectares 1
1740s 39.90 million hectares 39.90 million hectares 39.90 million hectares 1
1750s 40.19 million hectares 40.19 million hectares 40.19 million hectares 1
1760s 40.50 million hectares 40.50 million hectares 40.50 million hectares 1
1770s 40.82 million hectares 40.82 million hectares 40.82 million hectares 1
1780s 41.17 million hectares 41.17 million hectares 41.17 million hectares 1
1790s 41.54 million hectares 41.54 million hectares 41.54 million hectares 1
1800s 41.93 million hectares 41.93 million hectares 41.93 million hectares 1
1810s 42.36 million hectares 42.36 million hectares 42.36 million hectares 1
1820s 42.82 million hectares 42.82 million hectares 42.82 million hectares 1
1830s 43.32 million hectares 43.32 million hectares 43.32 million hectares 1
1840s 43.86 million hectares 43.86 million hectares 43.86 million hectares 1
1850s 44.47 million hectares 44.47 million hectares 44.47 million hectares 1
1860s 45.10 million hectares 45.10 million hectares 45.10 million hectares 1
1870s 45.78 million hectares 45.78 million hectares 45.78 million hectares 1
1880s 46.64 million hectares 46.64 million hectares 46.64 million hectares 1
1890s 47.65 million hectares 47.65 million hectares 47.65 million hectares 1
1900s 48.84 million hectares 48.84 million hectares 48.84 million hectares 1
1910s 50.39 million hectares 50.39 million hectares 50.39 million hectares 1
1920s 52.37 million hectares 52.37 million hectares 52.37 million hectares 1
1930s 55.16 million hectares 55.16 million hectares 55.16 million hectares 1
1940s 59.63 million hectares 59.63 million hectares 59.63 million hectares 1
1950s 80.64 million hectares 70.25 million hectares 92.00 million hectares 10
1960s 97.69 million hectares 94.92 million hectares 98.00 million hectares 10
1970s 98.00 million hectares 98.00 million hectares 98.00 million hectares 10
1980s 101.60 million hectares 98.00 million hectares 109.99 million hectares 10
1990s 110.92 million hectares 109.99 million hectares 111.44 million hectares 10
2000s 113.20 million hectares 109.76 million hectares 115.77 million hectares 10
2010s 114.99 million hectares 114.56 million hectares 115.95 million hectares 10
2020s 114.71 million hectares 114.71 million hectares 114.71 million hectares 6

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 4 Brazil 210.81 million hectares compare
  2. 5 Kazakhstan 183.11 million hectares compare
  3. 6 Saudi Arabia 134.05 million hectares compare
  4. 8 Mongolia 109.92 million hectares compare
  5. 9 Russia 92.05 million hectares compare
  6. 10 South Africa 83.93 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Sudan?
Land use over the long-term in Sudan was 114.71 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 115.95 million hectares in 2010.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 29.82 million hectares in 1000.
How does Sudan rank for land use over the long-term?
Sudan ranks 7th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sudan data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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