Military personnel, per square kilometre in Sudan
Sudan: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0557 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Sudan, 2012–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per square kilometre in Sudan stood at 0.0557 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Sudan peaked at 0.1306 people per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0557 people per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Sudan 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0584 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.1306 people per square kilometre | +123.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1306 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1306 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1306 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1306 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0557 people per square kilometre | -57.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0557 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0557 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0557 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0557 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0557 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0839 people per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0557 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0601 people per square kilometre, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1029 people per square kilometre | 0.0557 people per square kilometre | 0.1306 people per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0557 people per square kilometre | 0.0557 people per square kilometre | 0.0557 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 129 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0591 people per square kilometre compare
- 130 Algeria 0.0584 people per square kilometre compare
- 131 Kyrgyzstan 0.0574 people per square kilometre compare
- 133 Cameroon 0.0529 people per square kilometre compare
- 134 Brazil 0.0439 people per square kilometre compare
- 135 Kenya 0.0413 people per square kilometre compare
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 military personnel, per square kilometre in Sudan?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Sudan was 0.0557 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1306 people per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0557 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Sudan rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Sudan ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
About this data
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.