FAO projections of arable land in Sudan
Sudan: FAO projections of arable land was 21.21 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO projections of arable land in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, fao projections of arable land in Sudan stood at 21.21 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land in Sudan peaked at 21.21 million hectares in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19.99 million hectares, in 2014.
That places Sudan 18th out of 224 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land in Sudan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20.01 million hectares | — |
| 2013 | 20.00 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 19.99 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.30 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 20.60 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.91 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 21.21 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 21.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 21.21 million hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.60 million hectares, 5.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 21.21 million hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.21 million hectares, 6.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.53 million hectares | 19.99 million hectares | 21.21 million hectares | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.21 million hectares | 21.21 million hectares | 21.21 million hectares | 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 in Sudan?
- Fao projections of arable land in Sudan was 21.21 million hectares 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 fao projections of arable land recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.21 million hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.99 million hectares in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for fao projections of arable land?
- Sudan ranks 18th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.