Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0225 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Sudan stood at 0.0225 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.0302 sq. km per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0225 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Sudan ranks 18th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0302 sq. km per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0279 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0241 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0234 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0275 sq. km per person | 0.0247 sq. km per person | 0.0302 sq. km per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0232 sq. km per person | 0.0225 sq. km per person | 0.0241 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 60.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6507 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Sudan?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Sudan was 0.0225 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0302 sq. km per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0225 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Sudan ranks 18th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.