Number of people employed in agriculture in Sudan
Sudan: Number of people employed in agriculture was 4.03 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Sudan, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2022, number of people employed in agriculture in Sudan stood at 4.03 million people. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Sudan peaked at 4.03 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.67 million people, in 1991.
That places Sudan 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Sudan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.67 million people | — |
| 1992 | 2.69 million people | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.72 million people | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.76 million people | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.84 million people | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 2.93 million people | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 2.95 million people | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.98 million people | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.02 million people | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 3.03 million people | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.08 million people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.13 million people | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.15 million people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.15 million people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.18 million people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.18 million people | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.29 million people | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.29 million people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.46 million people | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 3.44 million people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.35 million people | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 3.40 million people | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.39 million people | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.42 million people | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.48 million people | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.43 million people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.47 million people | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.52 million people | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.59 million people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.74 million people | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 3.87 million people | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 4.03 million people | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.84 million people | 2.67 million people | 3.02 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.19 million people | 3.03 million people | 3.46 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.45 million people | 3.35 million people | 3.59 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 million people | 3.74 million people | 4.03 million people | 3 |
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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 number of people employed in agriculture in Sudan?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Sudan was 4.03 million people in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 million people in 1991.
- How does Sudan rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Sudan ranks 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.