Land area in hectares in Sudan

Sudan: Land area in hectares was 186.80 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
186.80 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 233 countries
All-time high
186.80 million hectares
in 2012
All-time low
186.80 million hectares
in 2012
Years of data
12
2012–2023

Land area in hectares in Sudan, 2012–2023

050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M2012201720232012: 186.8M hectares2013: 186.8M hectares2014: 186.8M hectares2015: 186.8M hectares2016: 186.8M hectares2017: 186.8M hectares2018: 186.8M hectares2019: 186.8M hectares2020: 186.8M hectares2021: 186.8M hectares2022: 186.8M hectares2023: 186.8M hectares

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 15th of 233 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 12 Saudi Arabia 214.97 million hectares compare
  2. 13 Mexico 194.40 million hectares compare
  3. 14 Indonesia 189.26 million hectares compare
  4. 16 Libya 175.95 million hectares compare
  5. 17 Iran 162.25 million hectares compare
  6. 18 Mongolia 155.85 million hectares compare

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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 15th out of 233 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

Indicator
Land area in hectares
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
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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.