Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan
Sudan: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0127 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan stood at 0.0127 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan peaked at 0.0242 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 ha per square kilometre, in 2017.
Sudan ranks 129th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -64.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | +140.6% |
| 2019 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0127 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4431 ha per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0127 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 126 Guyana 0.0139 ha per square kilometre compare
- 127 Puerto Rico 0.0135 ha per square kilometre compare
- 128 United Arab Emirates 0.0132 ha per square kilometre compare
- 130 Australia 0.0101 ha per square kilometre compare
- 131 Qatar 0.0084 ha per square kilometre compare
- 132 Bahamas 0.0079 ha per square kilometre 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan was 0.0127 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0242 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Sudan rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sudan ranks 129th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.