Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Sudan
Sudan: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 6.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Sudan, 2012–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Sudan stood at 6.1%.
That represents a change of up 62.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Sudan peaked at 10.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2014.
That places Sudan 154th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.6% | — |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -28.7% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +220.9% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -28.3% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +62.6% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 6.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 6.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3%, 65% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.3% | 10.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.6% | 6.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0025 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4586 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0023 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.68 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Sudan?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Sudan was 6.1% in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Sudan ranks 154th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.