What is non-agricultural population in Sudan?

Non-agricultural population in Sudan was 23.06 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Sudan?

The highest recorded value was 23.06 million FAO, number in 2012.

What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Sudan?

The lowest recorded value was 5.60 million FAO, number in 1980.

How does Sudan rank for non-agricultural population?

Sudan ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.

Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Non-agricultural population in Sudan

Name: Non-agricultural population in Sudan
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sudan: Non-agricultural population was 23.06 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)

23.06 million FAO, number

Change on year

up 4.5%

World rank

7th

of 53 countries

All-time high

23.06 million FAO, number

in 2012

All-time low

5.60 million FAO, number

in 1980

Years of data

1980–2012

Non-agricultural population in Sudan, 1980–2012

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 23.06 million FAO, number for non-agricultural population in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Sudan peaked at 23.06 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.60 million FAO, number, in 1980.

Sudan ranks 7th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	6.78 million FAO, number	5.60 million FAO, number	7.99 million FAO, number	10
1990s	10.37 million FAO, number	8.28 million FAO, number	12.76 million FAO, number	10
2000s	16.57 million FAO, number	13.36 million FAO, number	20.18 million FAO, number	10
2010s	22.08 million FAO, number	21.11 million FAO, number	23.06 million FAO, number	3

Countries ranked near Sudan

4 Democratic Republic of Congo 30.45 million FAO, number compare
5 Algeria 29.13 million FAO, number compare
6 Morocco 24.60 million FAO, number compare
8 Ethiopia 20.56 million FAO, number compare
9 Tanzania 13.26 million FAO, number compare
10 Cote d'Ivoire 13.21 million FAO, number compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

More environment data for Sudan

Pesticides (total) — Export value 20.45 1000 USD (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Import value 55,579 1000 USD (2024)
Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 15.65 USD (2024)
Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 4,063 SLC (2024)
Heating Degree Days 175.92 (2024)
Cooling Degree Days 6,394 (2024)
Total fisheries production 46,510 metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 42,060 metric tons (2024)
Aquaculture production 4,450 metric tons (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.7824 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural population in Sudan?: Non-agricultural population in Sudan was 23.06 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 23.06 million FAO, number in 2012.
What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 5.60 million FAO, number in 1980.
How does Sudan rank for non-agricultural population?: Sudan ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Non-agricultural population (FAO, number)
Unit: FAO, number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.