Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Sudan
Sudan: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 17.81 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17.81
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
201st
of 240 countries
All-time high
17.81
in 2016
All-time low
9.09
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Sudan, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 17.81 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 95.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Sudan peaked at 17.81 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.09, in 2000.
That places Sudan 201st out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.09 | — |
| 2001 | 9.09 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.09 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.09 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.09 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.09 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.09 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.09 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.09 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.09 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.09 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.09 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.09 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.09 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.09 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.09 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.81 | +95.9% |
| 2017 | 17.81 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.81 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.81 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.81 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.81 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.81 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.81 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.81 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17.81 | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 17.81 is below the median for low income countries, which is 46.41, 38% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 17.81 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.52, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.09 | 9.09 | 9.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.58 | 9.09 | 17.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.81 | 17.81 | 17.81 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 198 Israel 19.59 compare
- 199 Tajikistan 18.67 compare
- 200 Anguilla 18.58 compare
- 202 Ethiopia 16.9 compare
- 203 Turkmenistan 15.86 compare
- 204 Faroe Islands 15.79 compare
- 204 Liberia 15.79 compare
More environment data for Sudan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0009 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 2.22 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 61.41 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2472 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Sudan?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Sudan was 17.81 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.81 in 2016.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.09 in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Sudan ranks 201st out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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