Corn yields in Sudan
Sudan: Corn yields was 0.9704 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn yields in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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 0.9704 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Sudan peaked at 1.66 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.702 tonnes per hectare, in 2020.
That places Sudan 154th out of 170 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9053 tonnes per hectare | 0.702 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.4% (2025)
- Rural population 33.61 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 65.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 11.59 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Sudan?
- Corn yields in Sudan was 0.9704 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.702 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- How does Sudan rank for corn yields?
- Sudan ranks 154th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.