Arable land (hectares), per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Arable land (hectares), per capita was 0.4195 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land (hectares), per capita in Sudan stood at 0.4195 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.5378 hectares per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4195 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Sudan 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5378 hectares per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.5251 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5106 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5017 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4941 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4844 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4747 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4609 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4487 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4368 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4251 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4195 hectares per person | -1.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.4195 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1837 hectares per person, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.4195 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1581 hectares per person, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4987 hectares per person | 0.4609 hectares per person | 0.5378 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4325 hectares per person | 0.4195 hectares per person | 0.4487 hectares 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 arable land (hectares), per capita in Sudan?
- Arable land (hectares), per capita in Sudan was 0.4195 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5378 hectares per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4195 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- Sudan ranks 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.