Land area equipped for irrigation in Sudan
Sudan: Land area equipped for irrigation was 1.89 million hectares in 2011. β² Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation in Sudan, 1961β2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation in Sudan is 1.89 million hectares, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation in Sudan peaked at 1.95 million hectares in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.48 million hectares, in 1961.
That places Sudan 2nd out of 52 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 million hectares | 1.48 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.68 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 1.83 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.90 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 1.95 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 1 Egypt 3.67 million hectares compare
- 3 South Africa 1.60 million hectares compare
- 4 Morocco 1.46 million hectares compare
- 5 Madagascar 1.09 million hectares 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 29.36 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 29.36 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation in Sudan?
- Land area equipped for irrigation in Sudan was 1.89 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 million hectares in 1995.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Sudan rank for land area equipped for irrigation?
- Sudan ranks 2nd out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area equipped to provide water (via irrigation) to the crops. It includes areas equipped for full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for spate irrigation. Data are expressed in 1000 hectares.