Forestland — Area in Sudan (former)
Sudan (former): Forestland — Area was 31,559 1000 ha in 2011. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Sudan (former), 1990–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sudan (former) recorded 31,559 1000 ha for forestland — area in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Sudan (former) peaked at 35,180 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 31,559 1000 ha, in 2011.
Sudan (former) ranks 25th of 243 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Sudan (former), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35,180 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 35,006 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 34,833 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 34,660 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 34,487 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 34,314 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 34,141 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 33,968 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 33,794 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 33,621 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 33,448 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 33,276 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 33,104 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 32,932 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 32,760 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 32,588 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 32,416 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 32,244 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 32,073 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 31,901 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 31,729 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 31,559 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,400 1000 ha | 33,621 1000 ha | 35,180 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,674 1000 ha | 31,901 1000 ha | 33,448 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,644 1000 ha | 31,559 1000 ha | 31,729 1000 ha | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan (former)
More climate change data for Sudan (former)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 87.55 million kg (2011)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 767,261 kg (2011)
- Rice — Area harvested 6,720 ha (2011)
- Rice — Burning crop residues 0.01 kt (2011)
- Rice — Burning crop residues 0.0003 kt (2011)
- Rice — Burning crop residues 3,696 t (2011)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 0.0027 kt (2011)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 0.0121 kt (2011)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 0.0148 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 0.0086 kt (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Sudan (former)?
- Forestland — area in Sudan (former) was 31,559 1000 ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The highest recorded value was 35,180 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,559 1000 ha in 2011.
- How does Sudan (former) rank for forestland — area?
- Sudan (former) ranks 25th out of 243 countries with data for 2011.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan (former) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).