Forest cover — all countries

Forest cover — Sudan

Forest cover in Sudan in 2023 — 9.55%. Ranked 166 in the world out of 213. Since 2012, the indicator has fallen by 1.01 pp.

2023 9.55% −0.09 pp vs 2022
World rank 166of 213
Period maximum 10.56%2012
Period minimum 9.55%2023

Trend over time

2012–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Sudan, 2012–20239.51010.51120122014201620182020202220232012: 10.56%2013: 10.47%2014: 10.38%2015: 10.28%2016: 10.2%2017: 10.1%2018: 10.01%2019: 9.92%2020: 9.83%2021: 9.74%2022: 9.64%2023: 9.55%
Change over the period: −1.01 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Sudan 9.55%
World 31.1%
Northern Africa computed 3.49%
Low-income countries computed 19.86%
Forest cover — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 9.55 −0.09 pp
2022 9.64 −0.09 pp
2021 9.74 −0.09 pp
2020 9.83 −0.09 pp
2019 9.92 −0.09 pp
2018 10.01 −0.09 pp
2017 10.1 −0.09 pp
2016 10.2 −0.09 pp
2015 10.28 −0.09 pp
2014 10.38 −0.09 pp
2013 10.47 −0.09 pp
2012 10.56

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

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