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
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Sudan, 2012–2023
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 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Sudan, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 48.96 percent | — |
| 2013 | 48.96 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.96 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48.96 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.96 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.96 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.96 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.96 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.96 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.96 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.96 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.96 percent | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 48.96 percent is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.51 percent, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 48.96 percent is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.09 percent, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
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 209 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
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).