Forestland — Area in Sudan
Sudan: Forestland — Area was 21,980 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Sudan, 2012–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area in Sudan stood at 21,980 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Sudan peaked at 24,244 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21,980 1000 ha, in 2025.
Sudan ranks 28th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Sudan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24,244 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 24,070 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 23,896 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 23,722 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 23,548 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 23,374 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 23,199 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 23,025 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 22,851 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 22,677 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 22,503 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 22,329 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 22,154 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 21,980 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 21,980 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,837 1000 ha, 7.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 21,980 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,372 1000 ha, 5.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23,635 1000 ha | 23,025 1000 ha | 24,244 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 22,416 1000 ha | 21,980 1000 ha | 22,851 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 25 Gabon 23,555 1000 ha compare
- 26 South Africa 22,881 1000 ha compare
- 27 Finland 22,543 1000 ha compare
- 29 Congo 21,854 1000 ha compare
- 29 Caribbean 8,398 1000 ha compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 3,774 1000 ha compare
- 30 Thailand 19,648 1000 ha compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 51.06 1000 ha compare
- 31 Cameroon 19,143 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.48 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 72,276 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21,634 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 50,642 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 81.64 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,809 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,215 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,182 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 33.05 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.46 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Sudan?
- Forestland — area in Sudan was 21,980 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 24,244 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,980 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for forestland — area?
- Sudan ranks 28th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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).