FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.4239 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao projections of arable land, per capita in Sudan is 0.4239 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.542 hectares per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4239 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Sudan 25th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.542 hectares per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.5293 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5149 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5071 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4993 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4894 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4796 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4657 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4533 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4413 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4295 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4239 hectares per person | -1.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.4239 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1958 hectares per person, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.4239 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1905 hectares per person, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5034 hectares per person | 0.4657 hectares per person | 0.542 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.437 hectares per person | 0.4239 hectares per person | 0.4533 hectares per person | 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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in Sudan?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Sudan was 0.4239 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.542 hectares per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4239 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 25th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.