Environment in Sudan 127 indicators covering environment for Sudan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Emissions of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes 2021 — 1st Consumption of ozone-depleting substances 9.35 ODP tonnes 2021 down 83.4% 53rd Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 93.7% 2024 up 17.4% 178th Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 64.9% 2024 up 17.4% 215th People using at least a basic drinking water source 32.74 million people 2024 up 52.5% 42nd People not using improved drinking water sources 3.20 million people 2024 down 59.2% 28th Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 6.3% 2024 down 68.6% 54th Share of the population using improved water sources 93.7% 2024 up 17.4% 178th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 146.38 Mt CO2e 2023 up 10.2% 41st Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 59.6% 2024 up 22.9% 151st People in rural areas not using an improved water source 3.05 million people 2024 down 55.1% 23rd Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 2.57 2021 down 83.4% 84th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 63.8% 2023 up 99.4% 112th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 81.6% 2023 up 29.1% 128th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 70.5% 2023 up 68.8% 119th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 8.02 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 35th Share of land covered by forest 11.8% 2025 down 7.3% 163rd Land use 21.21 million hectares 2023 up 6.1% 17th Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 130,250 hectares 2025 unchanged 95th Forest rents 2.8% 2021 up 168.9% 26th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 1.78 2022 up 1.0% 173rd Drivers of deforestation 42.78 hectares 2023 up 1,390.6% 100th Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 27.79 million millions of constant united states dollars 2023 down 73.7% 67th Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 145.39 million millions of constant united states dollars 2023 up 2,855.1% 14th Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 17.8% 2024 up 95.9% 199th Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 0.0% 2024 — 170th Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 48.0% 2024 — 87th Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2018 up 291.6% 105th Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.0038 kilograms 2018 up 50.0% 129th Drinking water usage in urban areas 147,896 people 2024 down 27.3% 19th People using improved drinking water sources 890,650 people 2024 down 82.5% 50th Drinking water services 2.31 million people 2024 down 16.3% 14th Drinking water services in rural areas 2.16 million people 2024 down 15.5% 15th Agriculture-driven deforestation 27.06 hectares 2024 up 585.4% 130th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -15.91 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 127th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 23.92 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 27th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 0.0% 2024 — 151st Plastic waste exports 11,443 tonnes 2018 up 397.7% 41st Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 118.7% 2022 unchanged 14th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares 2024 — 85th Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0.0038 kilograms 2018 up 50.0% 123rd Share of plastic waste exports 0.2% 2018 up 958.2% 53rd Ozone (O₃) concentration 51 ppb 2015 unchanged 113th Above-ground forest biomass 55.98 tonnes per hectare 2020 unchanged 163rd Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 23.46 micrograms per cubic meter 2019 down 2.3% 73rd Rural population density 121.5 rural population per sq. km of arable land 2011 up 4.7% 50th Share of global annual deforestation 3.1% 2020 up 12.7% 7th Share of forest area within protected areas 24.5% 2020 unchanged 53rd Annual forest expansion 89,860 hectares per year 2020 down 8.7% 6th Share of annual global forest expansion 1.7% 2020 up 13.3% 6th Annual deforestation as a share of forest area 1.2% 2020 up 4.2% 15th CO2 emissions from cement production 498.71 thousand metric tons 2009 up 338.7% 15th CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total 14,338 thousand metric tons 2009 up 181.5% 9th Economically active population in agriculture, female 2.94 million FAO, number 2012 up 28.2% 12th Agricultural population 22.66 million FAO, number 2012 up 7.2% 7th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →