Share global forest in Sudan
Sudan: Share global forest was 0.5309 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5309
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
30th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.6464
in 1990
All-time low
0.5309
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Sudan, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Sudan stood at 0.5309. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Sudan peaked at 0.6464 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5309, in 2025.
That places Sudan 30th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6464 | — |
| 1991 | 0.6439 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6415 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6391 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6366 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6341 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6316 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6291 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6266 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6241 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6216 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.618 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6144 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6108 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6072 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6036 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5999 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5963 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5927 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.589 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5854 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5818 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5782 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5746 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5709 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5673 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5636 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5599 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5561 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5524 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5486 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5451 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5416 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.538 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5345 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.5309 | -0.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.5309 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0782, 6.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.5309 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 5.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6353 | 0.6241 | 0.6464 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6053 | 0.589 | 0.6216 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.569 | 0.5524 | 0.5854 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5398 | 0.5309 | 0.5486 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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 share global forest in Sudan?
- Share global forest in Sudan was 0.5309 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6464 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5309 in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for share global forest?
- Sudan ranks 30th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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