Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Sudan
Sudan: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 3.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Sudan, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 3.3% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Sudan peaked at 3.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2014.
Sudan ranks 161st of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.6% | — |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -26.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +47.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More climate change data for Sudan
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.18 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Sudan?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Sudan was 3.3% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Sudan ranks 161st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.