Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Sudan

Land under cereal production in Sudan in 2024 — 11,591,941 ha. Ranked 10 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 529%.

2024 11.59M ha +26.7% vs 2023
World rank 10of 79
Period maximum 12.42M ha2016
Period minimum 1.84M ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Sudan, 1961–202405M10M15M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1,843,005 ha1963: 2,042,662 ha1965: 2,027,871 ha1967: 2,694,291 ha1969: 2,493,008 ha1971: 2,928,797 ha1973: 3,593,284 ha1975: 4,125,081 ha1977: 4,510,817 ha1979: 3,650,781 ha1981: 5,400,934 ha1983: 5,109,180 ha1985: 7,347,342 ha1987: 4,658,280 ha1989: 5,586,558 ha1991: 6,807,379 ha1993: 6,163,842 ha1995: 7,779,570 ha1997: 9,777,220 ha1999: 7,137,840 ha2001: 8,526,340 ha2003: 9,899,820 ha2005: 12,342,840 ha2007: 9,172,504 ha2009: 9,453,803 ha2011: 9,929,220 ha2013: 10,031,765 ha2015: 7,174,020 ha2017: 9,185,545 ha2019: 10,183,520 ha2021: 10,028,974 ha2023: 9,149,071 ha2024: 11,591,941 ha
Change over the period: +9.75M (+528.97%) Average annual rate: 2.96 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sudan

Sudan 11.59M ha
World 416M ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 85.37M ha
Northern Africa computed 17.9M ha
Land under cereal production — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 11.59M +2.44M +26.7%
2023 9.15M −1.88M −17.04%
2022 11.03M +999,537 +9.97%
2021 10.03M +436,854 +4.55%
2020 9.59M −591,400 −5.81%
2019 10.18M −1.94M −16.03%
2018 12.13M +2.94M +32.03%
2017 9.19M −3.24M −26.07%
2016 12.42M +5.25M +73.19%
2015 7.17M −4.64M −39.27%
2014 11.81M +1.78M +17.75%
2013 10.03M +4.4M +78.13%
2012 5.63M −4.3M −43.28%
2011 9.93M +2.04M +25.9%
2010 7.89M −1.57M −16.58%
2009 9.45M +162,899 +1.75%
2008 9.29M +118,400 +1.29%
2007 9.17M +167,918 +1.86%
2006 9M −3.34M −27.05%
2005 12.34M +6.99M +130.71%
2004 5.35M −4.55M −45.96%
2003 9.9M +2.28M +29.86%
2002 7.62M −902,658 −10.59%
2001 8.53M +2.08M +32.17%
2000 6.45M −686,580 −9.62%
1999 7.14M −2.26M −24.05%
1998 9.4M −378,600 −3.87%
1997 9.78M +1.21M +14.09%
1996 8.57M +790,530 +10.16%
1995 7.78M −2.34M −23.15%
1994 10.12M +3.96M +64.24%
1993 6.16M −2.09M −25.37%
1992 8.26M +1.45M +21.32%
1991 6.81M +3.07M +82.28%
1990 3.73M −1.85M −33.15%
1989 5.59M −2.58M −31.61%
1988 8.17M +3.51M +75.36%
1987 4.66M −2.06M −30.67%
1986 6.72M −628,392 −8.55%
1985 7.35M +2.36M +47.33%
1984 4.99M −122,159 −2.39%
1983 5.11M +349,467 +7.34%
1982 4.76M −641,221 −11.87%
1981 5.4M +1.11M +25.88%
1980 4.29M +639,672 +17.52%
1979 3.65M −878,516 −19.4%
1978 4.53M +18,480 +0.41%
1977 4.51M +179,167 +4.14%
1976 4.33M +206,569 +5.01%
1975 4.13M +432,045 +11.7%
1974 3.69M +99,752 +2.78%
1973 3.59M +623,318 +20.99%
1972 2.97M +41,169 +1.41%
1971 2.93M −35,034 −1.18%
1970 2.96M +470,823 +18.89%
1969 2.49M +638,857 +34.46%
1968 1.85M −840,140 −31.18%
1967 2.69M +737,569 +37.69%
1966 1.96M −71,149 −3.51%
1965 2.03M +39,137 +1.97%
1964 1.99M −53,928 −2.64%
1963 2.04M +51,415 +2.58%
1962 1.99M +148,242 +8.04%
1961 1.84M

Northern Africa, 2024

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About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.