Pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Sudan
Sudan: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland was 0.19 kilograms per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Sudan is 0.19 kilograms per hectare, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Sudan peaked at 0.26 kilograms per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.11 kilograms per hectare, in 2017.
Sudan ranks 179th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Sudan, year by year
| Year | kilograms per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.12 kilograms per hectare | — |
| 2013 | 0.13 kilograms per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.14 kilograms per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.15 kilograms per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.16 kilograms per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.11 kilograms per hectare | -31.2% |
| 2018 | 0.26 kilograms per hectare | +136.4% |
| 2019 | 0.19 kilograms per hectare | -26.9% |
| 2020 | 0.19 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.19 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.19 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.19 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1575 kilograms per hectare | 0.11 kilograms per hectare | 0.26 kilograms per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.19 kilograms per hectare | 0.19 kilograms per hectare | 0.19 kilograms per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 176 North Macedonia 0.21 kilograms per hectare compare
- 176 Sierra Leone 0.21 kilograms per hectare compare
- 178 Madagascar 0.2 kilograms per hectare compare
- 180 Senegal 0.15 kilograms per hectare compare
- 180 Thailand 0.15 kilograms per hectare compare
- 182 Guinea-Bissau 0.13 kilograms per hectare 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 pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Sudan?
- Pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Sudan was 0.19 kilograms per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pesticide use per hectare of cropland recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.26 kilograms per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest pesticide use per hectare of cropland recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 kilograms per hectare in 2017.
- How does Sudan rank for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- Sudan ranks 179th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide use per hectare of cropland rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. 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 of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pesticide use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.