Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.0373 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in square kilometers, per capita in Sudan is 0.0373 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.0506 sq. km per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0373 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Sudan ranks 41st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0506 sq. km per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0494 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0481 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0467 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0453 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0437 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0422 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.041 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0399 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0389 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0378 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0373 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0373 sq. km per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0157 sq. km per person, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0373 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0146 sq. km per person, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0459 sq. km per person | 0.041 sq. km per person | 0.0506 sq. km per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0385 sq. km per person | 0.0373 sq. km per person | 0.0399 sq. km 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 land area in square kilometers, per capita in Sudan?
- Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Sudan was 0.0373 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0506 sq. km per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0373 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in square kilometers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in square kilometers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed 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.
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Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.