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Surface area — Sudan

Surface area in Sudan in 2023 — 1,878,000 km². Ranked 15 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 25.1%.

2023 1.88M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 15of 215
Period maximum 2.51M km²1961
Period minimum 1.88M km²2012

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Sudan, 1961–20231.8M2M2.2M2.4M2.6M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,505,810 km²1963: 2,505,810 km²1965: 2,505,810 km²1967: 2,505,810 km²1969: 2,505,810 km²1971: 2,505,810 km²1973: 2,505,810 km²1975: 2,505,810 km²1977: 2,505,810 km²1979: 2,505,810 km²1981: 2,505,810 km²1983: 2,505,810 km²1985: 2,505,810 km²1987: 2,505,810 km²1989: 2,505,810 km²1991: 2,505,810 km²1993: 2,505,810 km²1995: 2,505,810 km²1997: 2,505,810 km²1999: 2,505,810 km²2001: 2,505,810 km²2003: 2,505,810 km²2005: 2,505,810 km²2007: 2,505,810 km²2009: 2,505,810 km²2011: 2,505,810 km²2013: 1,878,000 km²2015: 1,878,000 km²2017: 1,878,000 km²2019: 1,878,000 km²2021: 1,878,000 km²2023: 1,878,000 km²
Change over the period: −627,810 (−25.05%) Average annual rate: -0.46 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sudan 1.88M km²
World 141M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 24.34M km²
Northern Africa computed 7.63M km²
Low-income countries computed 15.06M km²
Surface area — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.88M +0 +0%
2022 1.88M +0 +0%
2021 1.88M +0 +0%
2020 1.88M +0 +0%
2019 1.88M +0 +0%
2018 1.88M +0 +0%
2017 1.88M +0 +0%
2016 1.88M +0 +0%
2015 1.88M +0 +0%
2014 1.88M +0 +0%
2013 1.88M +0 +0%
2012 1.88M −627,810 −25.05%
2011 2.51M +0 +0%
2010 2.51M +0 +0%
2009 2.51M +0 +0%
2008 2.51M +0 +0%
2007 2.51M +0 +0%
2006 2.51M +0 +0%
2005 2.51M +0 +0%
2004 2.51M +0 +0%
2003 2.51M +0 +0%
2002 2.51M +0 +0%
2001 2.51M +0 +0%
2000 2.51M +0 +0%
1999 2.51M +0 +0%
1998 2.51M +0 +0%
1997 2.51M +0 +0%
1996 2.51M +0 +0%
1995 2.51M +0 +0%
1994 2.51M +0 +0%
1993 2.51M +0 +0%
1992 2.51M +0 +0%
1991 2.51M +0 +0%
1990 2.51M +0 +0%
1989 2.51M +0 +0%
1988 2.51M +0 +0%
1987 2.51M +0 +0%
1986 2.51M +0 +0%
1985 2.51M +0 +0%
1984 2.51M +0 +0%
1983 2.51M +0 +0%
1982 2.51M +0 +0%
1981 2.51M +0 +0%
1980 2.51M +0 +0%
1979 2.51M +0 +0%
1978 2.51M +0 +0%
1977 2.51M +0 +0%
1976 2.51M +0 +0%
1975 2.51M +0 +0%
1974 2.51M +0 +0%
1973 2.51M +0 +0%
1972 2.51M +0 +0%
1971 2.51M +0 +0%
1970 2.51M +0 +0%
1969 2.51M +0 +0%
1968 2.51M +0 +0%
1967 2.51M +0 +0%
1966 2.51M +0 +0%
1965 2.51M +0 +0%
1964 2.51M +0 +0%
1963 2.51M +0 +0%
1962 2.51M +0 +0%
1961 2.51M — —

Northern Africa, 2023

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

DZ Algeria 2.38M SD Sudan 1.88M LY Libya 1.76M EG Egypt 1M MA Morocco 446,550 TN Tunisia 163,610
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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