Forest area in Sudan
Sudan: Forest area was 178,431 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 178,431 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Sudan peaked at 197,327 sq. km in 2012 and was at its lowest, 178,431 sq. km, in 2023.
That places Sudan 36th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 191,307 sq. km | 185,320 sq. km | 197,327 sq. km | 8 |
| 2020s | 181,013 sq. km | 178,431 sq. km | 183,600 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
- Rural population 65.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 33.61 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 11.59 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 580.3 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 6.73 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Sudan?
- Forest area in Sudan was 178,431 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 197,327 sq. km in 2012.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 178,431 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for forest area?
- Sudan ranks 36th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.