Groundnut yields in Sudan
Sudan: Groundnut yields was 0.6872 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Groundnut 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 0.6872 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 49.5% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Sudan peaked at 0.941 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4598 tonnes per hectare, in 2023.
Sudan ranks 102nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.6372 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2013 | 0.8174 tonnes per hectare | +28.3% |
| 2014 | 0.857 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7113 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7888 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.744 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.941 tonnes per hectare | +26.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9034 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8674 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5984 tonnes per hectare | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8598 tonnes per hectare | +43.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4598 tonnes per hectare | -46.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6872 tonnes per hectare | +49.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.6872 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.835 tonnes per hectare, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.6872 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.6372 tonnes per hectare | 0.941 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6945 tonnes per hectare | 0.4598 tonnes per hectare | 0.8674 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 groundnut yields in Sudan?
- Groundnut yields in Sudan was 0.6872 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 groundnut yields recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.941 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4598 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for groundnut yields?
- Sudan ranks 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.