Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in Sudan (former)

Sudan (former): Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested was 1.70 million ha in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
1.70 million ha
Change on year
up 47.5%
World rank
6th
of 112 countries
All-time high
1.70 million ha
in 2011
All-time low
198,200 ha
in 1961
Years of data
51
1961–2011

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in Sudan (former), 1961–2011

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Sudan (former) recorded 1.70 million ha for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 47.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in Sudan (former) peaked at 1.70 million ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 198,200 ha, in 1961.

That places Sudan (former) 6th out of 112 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in Sudan (former), year by year

Annual values for Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in Sudan (former), 1961 to 2011.
Year ha Change
1961 198,200 ha —
1962 291,700 ha +47.2%
1963 355,900 ha +22.0%
1964 327,200 ha -8.1%
1965 392,700 ha +20.0%
1966 401,500 ha +2.2%
1967 356,000 ha -11.3%
1968 302,248 ha -15.1%
1969 450,662 ha +49.1%
1970 383,953 ha -14.8%
1971 634,741 ha +65.3%
1972 689,771 ha +8.7%
1973 734,300 ha +6.5%
1974 752,783 ha +2.5%
1975 971,645 ha +29.1%
1976 799,412 ha -17.7%
1977 1.13 million ha +40.9%
1978 983,407 ha -12.7%
1979 988,448 ha +0.5%
1980 894,180 ha -9.5%
1981 998,110 ha +11.6%
1982 655,745 ha -34.3%
1983 765,385 ha +16.7%
1984 717,497 ha -6.3%
1985 427,641 ha -40.4%
1986 541,900 ha +26.7%
1987 684,300 ha +26.3%
1988 682,630 ha -0.2%
1989 544,004 ha -20.3%
1990 223,060 ha -59.0%
1991 229,363 ha +2.8%
1992 545,260 ha +137.7%
1993 780,360 ha +43.1%
1994 887,460 ha +13.7%
1995 1.08 million ha +22.1%
1996 945,420 ha -12.8%
1997 1.53 million ha +62.0%
1998 1.39 million ha -9.5%
1999 1.51 million ha +9.2%
2000 1.46 million ha -3.4%
2001 1.53 million ha +4.7%
2002 1.35 million ha -11.8%
2003 1.06 million ha -21.9%
2004 1.07 million ha +1.2%
2005 961,380 ha -10.0%
2006 594,583 ha -38.2%
2007 597,917 ha +0.6%
2008 953,781 ha +59.5%
2009 945,417 ha -0.9%
2010 1.15 million ha +21.8%
2011 1.70 million ha +47.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 341,790 ha 198,200 ha 450,662 ha 9
1970s 806,512 ha 383,953 ha 1.13 million ha 10
1980s 691,139 ha 427,641 ha 998,110 ha 10
1990s 912,804 ha 223,060 ha 1.53 million ha 10
2000s 1.05 million ha 594,583 ha 1.53 million ha 10
2010s 1.43 million ha 1.15 million ha 1.70 million ha 2

Countries ranked near Sudan (former)

  1. 3 China, mainland 4.86 million ha compare
  2. 4 Nigeria 3.45 million ha compare
  3. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 950,000 ha compare
  4. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 515,000 ha compare
  5. 5 Sudan 2.45 million ha
  6. 7 Senegal 1.27 million ha compare
  7. 7 Viet Nam 148,103 ha compare
  8. 8 Myanmar 1.23 million ha compare
  9. 8 Türkiye 57,642 ha compare
  10. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 19,153 ha compare
  11. 9 Niger 1.04 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in Sudan (former)?
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in Sudan (former) was 1.70 million ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested recorded in Sudan (former)?
The highest recorded value was 1.70 million ha in 2011.
What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested recorded in Sudan (former)?
The lowest recorded value was 198,200 ha in 1961.
How does Sudan (former) rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested?
Sudan (former) ranks 6th out of 112 countries with data for 2011.
Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sudan (former) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 8,995 data points, 1961–2024
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