Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.1011 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area, per capita in Sudan is 0.1011 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.177 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.072 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Sudan 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.177 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.1558 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1224 ha per person | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1176 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1266 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1105 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1032 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0881 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 0.119 ha per person | +35.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1015 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.072 ha per person | -29.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1163 ha per person | +61.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1011 ha per person | -13.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.1011 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0092 ha per person, 11.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.1011 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +61.5% | 0.072 ha per person | 0.1163 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1251 ha per person | 0.0881 ha per person | 0.177 ha per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.102 ha per person | 0.072 ha per person | 0.119 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 12 Gabon 0.1436 ha per person compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.1383 ha per person compare
- 14 Madagascar 0.1027 ha per person compare
- 16 Ghana 0.0863 ha per person compare
- 17 Guyana 0.0806 ha per person compare
- 18 Mozambique 0.0769 ha per person 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 grassland — burned area, per capita in Sudan?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Sudan was 0.1011 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.177 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.072 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.