Primary Forest — Area in Sudan
Sudan: Primary Forest — Area was 1,136 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Sudan, 2012–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Sudan is 1,136 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Sudan peaked at 1,136 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,136 1000 ha, in 2012.
That places Sudan 35th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,136 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,136 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Sudan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 8.73 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,852 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 48.96 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 81.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 91,454 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.19 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 216 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.63 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 20,995 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Sudan?
- Primary forest — area in Sudan was 1,136 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,136 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,136 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for primary forest — area?
- Sudan ranks 35th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Primary 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.