Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Sudan (former)

Sudan (former): Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 49.34 % in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
49.34 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 237 countries
All-time high
49.34 %
in 2007
All-time low
41.25 %
in 1961
Years of data
51
1961–2011

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Sudan (former), 1961–2011

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Sudan (former) is 49.34 %, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Sudan (former) peaked at 49.34 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 41.25 %, in 1961.

That places Sudan (former) 16th out of 237 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Sudan (former), year by year

Annual values for Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Sudan (former), 1961 to 2011.
Year % Change
1961 41.25 % —
1962 41.25 % +0.0%
1963 41.25 % +0.0%
1964 41.25 % +0.0%
1965 41.25 % +0.0%
1966 41.25 % +0.0%
1967 41.25 % +0.0%
1968 41.25 % +0.0%
1969 41.25 % +0.0%
1970 41.25 % +0.0%
1971 41.25 % +0.0%
1972 41.25 % +0.0%
1973 41.25 % +0.0%
1974 41.25 % +0.0%
1975 41.25 % +0.0%
1976 41.25 % +0.0%
1977 41.25 % +0.0%
1978 41.25 % +0.0%
1979 41.25 % +0.0%
1980 41.25 % +0.0%
1981 41.25 % +0.0%
1982 41.25 % +0.0%
1983 41.25 % +0.0%
1984 41.25 % +0.0%
1985 42.09 % +2.0%
1986 43.35 % +3.0%
1987 44.19 % +1.9%
1988 45.45 % +2.9%
1989 46.3 % +1.9%
1990 46.3 % +0.0%
1991 46.3 % +0.0%
1992 46.72 % +0.9%
1993 47.14 % +0.9%
1994 47.56 % +0.9%
1995 47.71 % +0.3%
1996 47.87 % +0.3%
1997 48.03 % +0.3%
1998 48.18 % +0.3%
1999 48.34 % +0.3%
2000 48.5 % +0.3%
2001 48.65 % +0.3%
2002 48.81 % +0.3%
2003 48.96 % +0.3%
2004 48.96 % +0.0%
2005 48.96 % +0.0%
2006 49.32 % +0.7%
2007 49.34 % +0.0%
2008 49.34 % +0.0%
2009 49.34 % +0.0%
2010 49.34 % +0.0%
2011 49.34 % +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 41.25 % 41.25 % 41.25 % 9
1970s 41.25 % 41.25 % 41.25 % 10
1980s 42.76 % 41.25 % 46.3 % 10
1990s 47.41 % 46.3 % 48.34 % 10
2000s 49.02 % 48.5 % 49.34 % 10
2010s 49.34 % 49.34 % 49.34 % 2

Countries ranked near Sudan (former)

  1. 13 Ireland 58.85 % compare
  2. 14 Eswatini 58.14 % compare
  3. 15 Eritrea 57.12 % compare
  4. 17 Sudan 48.96 %
  5. 18 Uzbekistan 48.49 % compare
  6. 19 Morocco 47.05 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Sudan (former)?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Sudan (former) was 49.34 % in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Sudan (former)?
The highest recorded value was 49.34 % in 2007.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Sudan (former)?
The lowest recorded value was 41.25 % in 1961.
How does Sudan (former) rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Sudan (former) ranks 16th out of 237 countries with data for 2011.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sudan (former) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,786 data points, 1961–2024
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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.