Share of forest area within protected areas in Sudan
Sudan: Share of forest area within protected areas was 11.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Sudan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest area within protected areas in Sudan is 11.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Sudan peaked at 11.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1990.
Sudan ranks 131st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.5% | — |
| 2000 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +114.6% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -53.4% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 11.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.9%, 72% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 11.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 11.4% | 24.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 2 |
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 share of forest area within protected areas in Sudan?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Sudan was 11.4% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1990.
- How does Sudan rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Sudan ranks 131st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).