Share of land area that is protected in Sudan
Sudan: Share of land area that is protected was 2.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Sudan, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, share of land area that is protected in Sudan stood at 2.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Sudan peaked at 2.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2014.
That places Sudan 195th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.3% | — |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | +21.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 2.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.6%, 22% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 2.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 192 Afghanistan 3.6% compare
- 193 Uruguay 3.1% compare
- 194 Maldives 3.0% compare
- 195 Northern Mariana Islands 2.8% compare
- 197 Faroe Islands 2.4% compare
- 197 North Korea 2.4% compare
- 197 Solomon Islands 2.4% 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 share of land area that is protected in Sudan?
- Share of land area that is protected in Sudan was 2.8% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Sudan ranks 195th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.