Dates — Area harvested in Sudan
Sudan: Dates — Area harvested was 37,065 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Dates — Area harvested in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dates — area harvested in Sudan is 37,065 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — area harvested in Sudan peaked at 37,294 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36,414 ha, in 2012.
Sudan ranks 9th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Dates — Area harvested in Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 36,414 ha | — |
| 2013 | 36,778 ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 36,600 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 37,086 ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 37,212 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 37,000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 37,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37,294 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 37,073 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 37,050 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 37,065 ha | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 37,065 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 8,074 ha, 4.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 37,065 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 745 ha, 49.8× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36,886 ha | 36,414 ha | 37,212 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 37,096 ha | 37,000 ha | 37,294 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 408 ha compare
- 6 Tunisia 81,732 ha compare
- 7 Morocco 66,055 ha compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 38,921 ha compare
- 10 Sudan (former) 36,288 ha
- 11 Libya 34,578 ha compare
- 12 Oman 27,785 ha compare
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 dates — area harvested in Sudan?
- Dates — area harvested in Sudan was 37,065 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — area harvested recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 37,294 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest dates — area harvested recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,414 ha in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for dates — area harvested?
- Sudan ranks 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dates — area harvested rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Dates — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.