Arable land in Sudan
Sudan: Arable land was 0.4195 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land 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 in Sudan peaked at 0.5378 hectares per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4195 hectares per person, in 2023.
Sudan ranks 20th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Arable land 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 | 0.4986 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 in Sudan?
- Arable land in Sudan was 0.4195 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5378 hectares per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4195 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for arable land?
- Sudan ranks 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land 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 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.