Other land — Area in Sudan
Sudan: Other land — Area was 51,980 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Other land — Area in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Sudan is 51,980 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Sudan peaked at 51,980 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50,931 1000 ha, in 2018.
Sudan ranks 22nd of 259 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Other land — Area in Sudan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 51,090 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 51,277 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 51,459 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 51,328 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 51,198 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 51,064 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 50,931 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 51,103 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 51,277 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 51,458 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 51,632 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 51,806 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 51,980 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 51,980 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 6,882 1000 ha, 7.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 51,980 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,174 1000 ha, 23.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51,181 1000 ha | 50,931 1000 ha | 51,459 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 51,631 1000 ha | 51,277 1000 ha | 51,980 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 19 Sudan (former) 68,795 1000 ha
- 20 Mauritania 62,344 1000 ha compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 52,679 1000 ha compare
- 23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50,524 1000 ha compare
- 24 Ethiopia 47,006 1000 ha compare
- 25 India 46,446 1000 ha compare
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 other land — area in Sudan?
- Other land — area in Sudan was 51,980 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 51,980 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,931 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Sudan rank for other land — area?
- Sudan ranks 22nd out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — 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.