Cereal yields in Sudan
Sudan: Cereal yields was 0.5803 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal yields in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.5803 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.6% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Sudan peaked at 0.7318 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4549 tonnes per hectare, in 2023.
That places Sudan 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5394 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2013 | 0.5941 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6834 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5721 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.686 tonnes per hectare | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6009 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7318 tonnes per hectare | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5544 tonnes per hectare | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5952 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.515 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6756 tonnes per hectare | +31.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4549 tonnes per hectare | -32.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5803 tonnes per hectare | +27.6% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.5803 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 tonnes per hectare, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.5803 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6203 tonnes per hectare | 0.5394 tonnes per hectare | 0.7318 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5642 tonnes per hectare | 0.4549 tonnes per hectare | 0.6756 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 cereal yields in Sudan?
- Cereal yields in Sudan was 0.5803 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7318 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4549 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for cereal yields?
- Sudan ranks 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.