Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan
Sudan: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0194 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.0194 ha per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 218.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan peaked at 0.0194 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 ha per square kilometre, in 2012.
Sudan ranks 57th of 99 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +43.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0194 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0414 ha per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0194 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0885 ha per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0166 ha per square kilometre | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 54 Chad 0.0256 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 South Africa 0.0238 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Liberia 0.0227 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Paraguay 0.0137 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Peru 0.0131 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Costa Rica 0.0131 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sudan was 0.0194 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0194 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sudan ranks 57th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 218.8%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.