Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Sudan is 0.0005 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.0012 ha per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 2017.
That places Sudan 118th out of 150 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 ha per person | +63.7% |
| 2015 | 0.001 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per person | -65.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 ha per person | +132.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 ha per person | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 ha per person | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 ha per person | +42.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 ha per person | -4.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0005 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0136 ha per person, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0005 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +132.3% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Sudan?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Sudan was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 ha per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 2017.
- How does Sudan rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 118th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.