Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Sudan

Protected areas in Sudan in 2025 — 3.3%. Ranked 161 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 0.7 pp.

2025 3.3% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 161of 213
Period maximum 3.3%2025
Period minimum 1.9%2014

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Sudan, 2013–20251.522.533.520132015201720192021202320252013: 2.6%2014: 1.9%2015: 1.9%2016: 2.8%2017: 2.8%2018: 2.8%2019: 2.8%2020: 2.8%2021: 2.8%2022: 2.8%2023: 2.8%2024: 2.8%2025: 3.3%
Change over the period: +0.7 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Sudan 3.3%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.3 +0.5 pp
2024 2.8 +0 pp
2023 2.8 +0 pp
2022 2.8 +0 pp
2021 2.8 +0 pp
2020 2.8 +0 pp
2019 2.8 +0 pp
2018 2.8 +0 pp
2017 2.8 +0 pp
2016 2.8 +0.9 pp
2015 1.9 +0 pp
2014 1.9 −0.7 pp
2013 2.6

Northern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.