People displaced internally by natural disasters in Sudan
Sudan: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 58,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Sudan, 2008–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people displaced internally by natural disasters in Sudan is 58,000 number of cases, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 44.8% on the previous year and down 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Sudan peaked at 454,000 number of cases in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,300 number of cases, in 2015.
Sudan ranks 38th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Sudan, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 46,000 number of cases | — |
| 2009 | 80,000 number of cases | +73.9% |
| 2010 | 20,000 number of cases | -75.0% |
| 2011 | 19,000 number of cases | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 84,000 number of cases | +342.1% |
| 2013 | 284,000 number of cases | +238.1% |
| 2014 | 187,000 number of cases | -34.2% |
| 2015 | 8,300 number of cases | -95.6% |
| 2016 | 123,000 number of cases | +1381.9% |
| 2017 | 54,000 number of cases | -56.1% |
| 2018 | 121,000 number of cases | +124.1% |
| 2019 | 272,000 number of cases | +124.8% |
| 2020 | 454,000 number of cases | +66.9% |
| 2021 | 99,000 number of cases | -78.2% |
| 2022 | 105,000 number of cases | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 58,000 number of cases | -44.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 58,000 number of cases is below the median for low income countries, which is 82,500 number of cases, 70% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 58,000 number of cases is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22,500 number of cases, 2.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People displaced internally by natural disasters in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1381.9% | 8,300 number of cases | 123,000 number of cases |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63,000 number of cases | 46,000 number of cases | 80,000 number of cases | 2 |
| 2010s | 117,230 number of cases | 8,300 number of cases | 284,000 number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 179,000 number of cases | 58,000 number of cases | 454,000 number of cases | 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 people displaced internally by natural disasters in Sudan?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Sudan was 58,000 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 454,000 number of cases in 2020.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,300 number of cases in 2015.
- How does Sudan rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Sudan ranks 38th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.