Agricultural land in Sudan
Agricultural land made up 60.3% of the land area of Sudan in 2024.
Sudan, 2024
60.3%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
40th of 208
Agricultural land in Sudan over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60.3% | – |
| 2023 | 60.3% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 60.3% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | – | 36.7% |
| 2010 | – | 36.5% |
| 2009 | – | 36.5% |
| 2008 | – | 36.5% |
| 2007 | – | 36.6% |
| 2006 | – | 36.6% |
| 2005 | – | 36.6% |
| 2004 | – | 36.6% |
| 2003 | – | 37.0% |
| 2002 | – | 37.1% |
| 2001 | – | 37.2% |
| 2000 | – | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 59.7%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Sudan has the 40th highest value.
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
5.7e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Agriculture share of GDP
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Capture fisheries production
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