Land area in hectares in Sudan
Sudan: Land area in hectares was 186.80 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land area in hectares 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
Sudan recorded 186.80 million hectares for land area in hectares in 2023. 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, land area in hectares in Sudan peaked at 186.80 million hectares in 2012 and was at its lowest, 186.80 million hectares, in 2012.
Sudan ranks 16th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land area in hectares in Sudan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 186.80 million hectares | — |
| 2013 | 186.80 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 186.80 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 186.80 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 186.80 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 186.80 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 186.80 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 186.80 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 186.80 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 186.80 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 186.80 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 186.80 million hectares | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 186.80 million hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 52.80 million hectares, 3.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 186.80 million hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.58 million hectares, 6.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 186.80 million hectares | 186.80 million hectares | 186.80 million hectares | 8 |
| 2020s | 186.80 million hectares | 186.80 million hectares | 186.80 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 land area in hectares in Sudan?
- Land area in hectares in Sudan was 186.80 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 land area in hectares recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 186.80 million hectares in 2012.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 186.80 million hectares in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for land area in hectares?
- Sudan ranks 16th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.