Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Sudan
Sudan: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 11.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area used for arable agriculture in Sudan is 11.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Sudan peaked at 11.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2014.
That places Sudan 92nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.6% | — |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.6% | 11.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (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, 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)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
- Rural population 65.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in Sudan?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Sudan was 11.2% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Sudan ranks 92nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.