Land use in Sudan
Sudan: Land use was 21.21 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Sudan stood at 21.21 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Sudan peaked at 21.21 million hectares in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19.99 million hectares, in 2014.
That places Sudan 17th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.53 million hectares | 19.99 million hectares | 21.21 million hectares | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.21 million hectares | 21.21 million hectares | 21.21 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More environment data for Sudan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 138.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.75 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 64.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0272 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 84.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0726 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Sudan?
- Land use in Sudan was 21.21 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.21 million hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.99 million hectares in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for land use?
- Sudan ranks 17th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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