Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan
Sudan: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0026 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.0026 ha per square kilometre for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 22.1% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan peaked at 0.0084 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Sudan ranks 93rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +106.5% |
| 2015 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -51.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +64.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0026 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7596 ha per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0026 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3327 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 90 Congo 0.0052 ha per square kilometre compare
- 91 Ukraine 0.0038 ha per square kilometre compare
- 92 Zimbabwe 0.0028 ha per square kilometre compare
- 94 Gabon 0.0024 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Somalia 0.0016 ha per square kilometre compare
- 96 Papua New Guinea 0.0009 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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan was 0.0026 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0084 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sudan ranks 93rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.