Rural population, per square kilometre in Sudan
Sudan: Rural population, per square kilometre was 17.47 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Sudan, 2012β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 17.47 units per square kilometre for rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Sudan peaked at 17.47 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.22 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
Sudan ranks 139th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.46 units per square kilometre | 13.22 units per square kilometre | 15.98 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.98 units per square kilometre | 16.39 units per square kilometre | 17.47 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 136 South Africa 18.98 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Eritrea 18.7 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Guam 18.09 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Greece 17.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Denmark 17.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 142 Niger 16.99 units 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 29.36 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 29.36 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Sudan?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Sudan was 17.47 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.47 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.22 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Sudan ranks 139th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population 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.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- 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
Rural population 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.