Share of annual global forest expansion in Sudan
Sudan: Share of annual global forest expansion was 1.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of annual global forest expansion in Sudan, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 1.7% for share of annual global forest expansion in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Sudan peaked at 1.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
That places Sudan 6th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More environment data for Sudan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 138.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.75 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 64.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0272 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 84.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0726 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Sudan?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Sudan was 1.7% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Sudan ranks 6th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.