Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Sudan

Sudan: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 48.96 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
48.96 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 208 countries
All-time high
48.96 percent
in 2012
All-time low
48.96 percent
in 2012
Years of data
12
2012–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Sudan, 2012–2023

010203040502012201720232012: 49 percent2013: 49 percent2014: 49 percent2015: 49 percent2016: 49 percent2017: 49 percent2018: 49 percent2019: 49 percent2020: 49 percent2021: 49 percent2022: 49 percent2023: 49 percent

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Sudan stood at 48.96 percent. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Sudan peaked at 48.96 percent in 2012 and was at its lowest, 48.96 percent, in 2012.

That places Sudan 16th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 48.96 percent 48.96 percent 48.96 percent 8
2020s 48.96 percent 48.96 percent 48.96 percent 4

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 13 Eswatini 58.14 percent compare
  2. 14 Eritrea 56.94 percent compare
  3. 17 Uzbekistan 47.92 percent compare
  4. 18 Morocco 47.05 percent compare
  5. 19 Kyrgyzstan 46.9 percent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Sudan?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Sudan was 48.96 percent in 2023, 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 land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 48.96 percent in 2012.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 48.96 percent in 2012.
How does Sudan rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Sudan ranks 16th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).