Years colonized in Sudan

Sudan: Years colonized was 59 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
59
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
102nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
59
in 1956
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Sudan, 1462–2022

0204060146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Sudan stood at 59. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Sudan peaked at 59 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Sudan 102nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Sudan, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 0 —
1888 0 —
1889 0 —
1890 0 —
1891 0 —
1892 0 —
1893 0 —
1894 0 —
1895 0 —
1896 0 —
1897 0 —
1898 1 —
1899 2 +100.0%
1900 3 +50.0%
1901 4 +33.3%
1902 5 +25.0%
1903 6 +20.0%
1904 7 +16.7%
1905 8 +14.3%
1906 9 +12.5%
1907 10 +11.1%
1908 11 +10.0%
1909 12 +9.1%
1910 13 +8.3%
1911 14 +7.7%
1912 15 +7.1%
1913 16 +6.7%
1914 17 +6.2%
1915 18 +5.9%
1916 19 +5.6%
1917 20 +5.3%
1918 21 +5.0%
1919 22 +4.8%
1920 23 +4.5%
1921 24 +4.3%
1922 25 +4.2%
1923 26 +4.0%
1924 27 +3.8%
1925 28 +3.7%
1926 29 +3.6%
1927 30 +3.4%
1928 31 +3.3%
1929 32 +3.2%
1930 33 +3.1%
1931 34 +3.0%
1932 35 +2.9%
1933 36 +2.9%
1934 37 +2.8%
1935 38 +2.7%
1936 39 +2.6%
1937 40 +2.6%
1938 41 +2.5%
1939 42 +2.4%
1940 43 +2.4%
1941 44 +2.3%
1942 45 +2.3%
1943 46 +2.2%
1944 47 +2.2%
1945 48 +2.1%
1946 49 +2.1%
1947 50 +2.0%
1948 51 +2.0%
1949 52 +2.0%
1950 53 +1.9%
1951 54 +1.9%
1952 55 +1.9%
1953 56 +1.8%
1954 57 +1.8%
1955 58 +1.8%
1956 59 +1.7%
1957 59 +0.0%
1958 59 +0.0%
1959 59 +0.0%
1960 59 +0.0%
1961 59 +0.0%
1962 59 +0.0%
1963 59 +0.0%
1964 59 +0.0%
1965 59 +0.0%
1966 59 +0.0%
1967 59 +0.0%
1968 59 +0.0%
1969 59 +0.0%
1970 59 +0.0%
1971 59 +0.0%
1972 59 +0.0%
1973 59 +0.0%
1974 59 +0.0%
1975 59 +0.0%
1976 59 +0.0%
1977 59 +0.0%
1978 59 +0.0%
1979 59 +0.0%
1980 59 +0.0%
1981 59 +0.0%
1982 59 +0.0%
1983 59 +0.0%
1984 59 +0.0%
1985 59 +0.0%
1986 59 +0.0%
1987 59 +0.0%
1988 59 +0.0%
1989 59 +0.0%
1990 59 +0.0%
1991 59 +0.0%
1992 59 +0.0%
1993 59 +0.0%
1994 59 +0.0%
1995 59 +0.0%
1996 59 +0.0%
1997 59 +0.0%
1998 59 +0.0%
1999 59 +0.0%
2000 59 +0.0%
2001 59 +0.0%
2002 59 +0.0%
2003 59 +0.0%
2004 59 +0.0%
2005 59 +0.0%
2006 59 +0.0%
2007 59 +0.0%
2008 59 +0.0%
2009 59 +0.0%
2010 59 +0.0%
2011 59 +0.0%
2012 59 +0.0%
2013 59 +0.0%
2014 59 +0.0%
2015 59 +0.0%
2016 59 +0.0%
2017 59 +0.0%
2018 59 +0.0%
2019 59 +0.0%
2020 59 +0.0%
2021 59 +0.0%
2022 59 +0.0%

Sudan compared with similar countries

  • Sudan's 59 is above the median for low income countries, which is 59, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sudan's 59 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 0.3 0 2 10
1900s 7.5 3 12 10
1910s 17.5 13 22 10
1920s 27.5 23 32 10
1930s 37.5 33 42 10
1940s 47.5 43 52 10
1950s 56.9 53 59 10
1960s 59 59 59 10
1970s 59 59 59 10
1980s 59 59 59 10
1990s 59 59 59 10
2000s 59 59 59 10
2010s 59 59 59 10
2020s 59 59 59 3

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  3. 103 Zimbabwe 58 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Sudan?
Years colonized in Sudan was 59 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 59 in 1956.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Sudan rank for years colonized?
Sudan ranks 102nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sudan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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