Breakdown of habitable land area in Sudan
Sudan: Breakdown of habitable land area was 336,670 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Sudan, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in Sudan stood at 336,670 hectares. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 27.9% over five years.
Sudan ranks 52nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Sudan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 263,150 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 271,000 hectares | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 282,610 hectares | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 279,040 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 336,670 hectares | +20.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 336,670 hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 104,370 hectares, 3.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 336,670 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,820 hectares, 7.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Sudan?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Sudan was 336,670 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 336,670 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 263,150 hectares in 2015.
- How does Sudan rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Sudan ranks 52nd out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.