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 181st out of 185 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.
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 17.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.4% (2025)
- Rural population 33.61 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 65.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 11.59 million hectares (2024)
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 181st out of 185 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.