Land use in Sudan |
|    Total area | 2012 | 2 505 810 |
km2 | |
|    Density of population | 2011 | 18.0 |
persons per km2 |  |
|    Total area per 1000 population | 2011 | 55.6 |
km2 per 1000 population |  |
| Land area | 2012 | 2 376 000 |
km2 | |
|    Land area per 1000 population | 2011 | 52.7 |
km2 per 1000 population |  |
|    Land area (percentage of total area) | 2011 | 94.8 |
% of total area |  |
| Water surface | 2012 | 129 810 |
km2 | |
|    Water surface per 1000 population | 2011 | 2.9 |
km2 per 1000 population |  |
|    Water surface (percentage of total area) | 2011 | 5.2 |
% of total area |  |
| Agricultural land | 2007 | 1 367 730 |
km2 | |
|    Agricultural land per 1000 population | 2007 | 30.4 |
km2 per 1000 population |  |
|    Agricultural land (percentage of total area) | 2007 | 54.6 |
% of total area |  |
|    Agricultural land (percentage of land area) | 2007 | 57.6 |
% of land area |  |
| Arable land | 2007 | 193 210 |
km2 | |
|    Arable land per 1000 population | 2007 | 4.3 |
km2 per 1000 population |  |
|    Arable land (percentage of total area) | 2007 | 7.7 |
% of total area |  |
|    Arable land (percentage of land area) | 2007 | 8.1 |
% of land area |  |
|    Arable land (percentage of agricultural land) | 2007 | 14.1 |
% of agricultural area |  |
| Permanent crops | 2007 | 2 250 |
km2 | |
|    Permanent crops per 1000 population | 2007 | 0.0 |
km2 per 1000 population |  |
|    Permanent crops (percentage of total area) | 2007 | 0.1 |
% of total area |  |
|    Permanent crops (percentage of land area) | 2007 | 0.1 |
% of land area |  |
|    Permanent crops (percentage of agricultural land) | 2007 | 0.2 |
% of agricultural area |  |
| Permanent meadows and pastures | 2007 | 1 172 270 |
km2 | |
|    Permanent meadows and pastures per 1000 population | 2007 | 26.0 |
km2 per 1000 population |  |
|    Permanent meadows and pastures (percentage of total area) | 2007 | 46.8 |
% of total area |  |
|    Permanent meadows and pastures (percentage of land area) | 2007 | 49.3 |
% of land area |  |
|    Permanent meadows and pastures (percentage of agricultural land) | 2007 | 85.7 |
% of agricultural area |  |
| Forest area | 2007 | 663 677 |
km2 | |
|    Forest area per 1000 population | 2007 | 14.7 |
km2 per 1000 population |  |
|    Forest area (percentage of total area) | 2007 | 26.5 |
% of total area |  |
|    Forest area (percentage of land area) | 2007 | 27.9 |
% of land area |  |
| Other land | 2007 | 344 593 |
km2 | |
|    Other land per 1000 population | 2007 | 7.6 |
km2 per 1000 population |  |
|    Other land (percentage of total area) | 2007 | 13.8 |
% of total area |  |
|    Other land (percentage of land area) | 2007 | 14.5 |
% of land area |  |
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