Sudan vs United States: Cropland per person over the long-term
Sudan
0.4586 hectares per person
in 2025
United States
0.4605 hectares per person
in 2025
Sudan rank
23rd
United States rank
22nd
Cropland per person over the long-term over time
- Sudan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.4605 hectares per person against 0.4586 hectares per person in Sudan, a difference of 0.0019 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 23rd and United States ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 9 and United States in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 0.0517 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1100s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 0.0521 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1200s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 0.0523 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1300s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 0.0532 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1400s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 0.0531 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1500s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 0.0554 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1600s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 0.0834 hectares per person | United States |
| 1700s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 0.1283 hectares per person | United States |
| 1710s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | 0.1081 hectares per person | United States |
| 1720s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 0.1127 hectares per person | United States |
| 1730s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | 0.1327 hectares per person | United States |
| 1740s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 0.1686 hectares per person | United States |
| 1750s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.48 hectares per person | 0.2222 hectares per person | United States |
| 1760s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 0.2631 hectares per person | United States |
| 1770s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | 0.3173 hectares per person | United States |
| 1780s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.3874 hectares per person | United States |
| 1790s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 0.4763 hectares per person | United States |
| 1800s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | 0.55 hectares per person | United States |
| 1810s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | 0.5897 hectares per person | United States |
| 1820s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | 0.6096 hectares per person | United States |
| 1830s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | 0.625 hectares per person | United States |
| 1840s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.87 hectares per person | 0.6195 hectares per person | United States |
| 1850s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.75 hectares per person | 0.4956 hectares per person | United States |
| 1860s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | 0.5997 hectares per person | United States |
| 1870s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 0.4723 hectares per person | United States |
| 1880s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.99 hectares per person | 0.7391 hectares per person | United States |
| 1890s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.99 hectares per person | 0.7376 hectares per person | United States |
| 1900s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | 0.6394 hectares per person | United States |
| 1910s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.82 hectares per person | 0.5683 hectares per person | United States |
| 1920s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.68 hectares per person | 0.4287 hectares per person | United States |
| 1930s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.2417 hectares per person | United States |
| 1940s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.0987 hectares per person | United States |
| 1950s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | 0.1161 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1960s | 1.15 hectares per person | 0.9534 hectares per person | 0.1996 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.8837 hectares per person | 0.8865 hectares per person | 0.0028 hectares per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.6504 hectares per person | 0.8002 hectares per person | 0.1498 hectares per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.6197 hectares per person | 0.6963 hectares per person | 0.0766 hectares per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.5883 hectares per person | 0.5893 hectares per person | 0.0011 hectares per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.5552 hectares per person | 0.5004 hectares per person | 0.0549 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.4686 hectares per person | 0.4691 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Sudan or United States?
- United States, at 0.4605 hectares per person against 0.4586 hectares per person in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Sudan and United States?
- 0.0019 hectares per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and United States?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Sudan and United States rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Sudan ranks 23rd and United States ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.