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 37th out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Primary Forest — Area in Sudan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,136 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 1,136 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,136 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,136 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,136 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,136 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,136 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,136 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,136 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,136 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,136 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,136 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,136 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,136 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 1,136 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 65.28 1000 ha, 17.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 1,136 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 220 1000 ha, 5.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 37th out of 182 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.