Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Sudan
Sudan: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 21,850 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Sudan, 2012–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Sudan stood at 21,850 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Sudan peaked at 24,114 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21,850 1000 ha, in 2025.
Sudan ranks 33rd of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Sudan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24,114 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 23,940 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 23,766 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 23,592 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 23,417 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 23,243 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 23,069 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 22,895 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 22,721 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 22,547 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 22,373 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 22,198 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 22,024 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 21,850 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 21,850 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,412 1000 ha, 9.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 21,850 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,761 1000 ha, 5.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23,504 1000 ha | 22,895 1000 ha | 24,114 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 22,286 1000 ha | 21,850 1000 ha | 22,721 1000 ha | 6 |
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Sudan?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Sudan was 21,850 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 24,114 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,850 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Sudan ranks 33rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Area. 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.