Deforestation statistics for Sudan

Sudan: Demographic data

Population (2022)	43,849,260
Annual population growth rate (2022)	2.40%
Population density (people/sq km)	25
Net migration	-50,000
Fertility rate	4.4
Median age	20
Urban population share	35%

Sudan: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 1,765,048

Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 72,713
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 0.0%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 1,085
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 1.5%

Sudan: Annual forest and tree cover data

Sudan: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2001: 27
2002: 76
2003: 19
2004: 13
2005: 100
2006: 4
2007: 185
2008: 55
2009: 81
2010: 42
2011: 205
2012: 13
2013: 9
2014: 6
2015: 8
2016: 27
2017: 75
2018: 16
2019: 56
2020: 67

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1	Tree cover extent (2001) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Al Jazirah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Northern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Red Sea	18	1	17	0	0	18	100.0%
River Nile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Sennar	1	1	1	0	0	1	100.0%
South Darfur	50,399	161	275	222	237	895	1.8%
South Kurdufan	1	0	1	0	0	1	93.3%
West Darfur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
West Kurdufan	1	1	0	0	0	1	90.0%
White Nile	0	0	0	0	0	0	100.0%
Al Qadarif	1	1	0	0	0	1	100.0%
Blue Nile	22,281	69	71	19	4	162	0.7%
Central Darfur	8	0	3	1	0	4	51.9%
East Darfur	1	1	0	0	0	1	86.7%
Kassala	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khartoum	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
North Darfur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
North Kurdufan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Tree cover extent (2000) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
North Kurdufan	Um Rawaba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Al Jazirah	Al Mahagil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Al Jazirah	East al Gazera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Al Jazirah	North al Gazera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Al Jazirah	Sharq al Gazera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Al Jazirah	South al Gazera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Al Jazirah	Um Al Gura	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Northern	Addabah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Northern	Dongola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Northern	Merawi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Northern	Wadi Halfa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Red Sea	Halayeb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Red Sea	Port Sudan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Red Sea	Sinkat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Red Sea	Tokar	18	1	17	0	0	18	100.0%
River Nile	Abu Hamad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
River Nile	Ad Damer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
River Nile	Al Matammah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
River Nile	Atbara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
River Nile	Berber	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
River Nile	Shendi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Sennar	Ad Dinder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Sennar	Sennar	1	0	0	0	0	1	100.0%
Sennar	Singa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
South Darfur	Buram	50,399	161	275	222	237	895	1.8%
South Darfur	Id El Ghanem	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
South Darfur	Kas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
South Darfur	Nyala	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
South Darfur	Tulus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
South Kurdufan	Abu Jubaiyah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
South Kurdufan	Dilling	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
South Kurdufan	Kadugli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
South Kurdufan	Rashad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
South Kurdufan	Talodi	1	0	1	0	0	1	100.0%
West Darfur	Al Geneina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
West Kurdufan	Abyei	1	1	0	0	0	1	100.0%
West Kurdufan	As Salam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
West Kurdufan	En Nuhud	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
West Kurdufan	Ghebeish	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
West Kurdufan	Lagawa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
White Nile	Ad Douiem	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
White Nile	Al Gutaina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
White Nile	Al Jabalian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
White Nile	Kosti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Al Qadarif	Al Faw	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Al Qadarif	Al Fushqa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Al Qadarif	Al Gadaref	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Al Qadarif	Al Galabat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Al Qadarif	Al Rahd	1	1	0	0	0	1	100.0%
Blue Nile	Ad Damazin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Blue Nile	Al Kurumik	21,222	27	18	18	4	66	0.3%
Blue Nile	Al Roseires	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Blue Nile	Baw	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Blue Nile	Geissan	1,058	42	53	1	0	96	9.1%
Central Darfur	Mukjar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Central Darfur	Zallingi	8	0	3	1	0	4	50.0%
East Darfur	Al Deain	1	1	0	0	0	1	100.0%
East Darfur	Nyala	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kassala	Al Gash	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kassala	Hamashkorieb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kassala	Kassala	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kassala	Nahr Atbara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kassala	Seteet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khartoum	Karary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khartoum	Khartoum Bahri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khartoum	Khartoum	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khartoum	Omdurman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khartoum	Sharg En Nile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khartoum	South Khartoum	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khartoum	Um Badda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
North Darfur	Al Fasher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
North Darfur	Kabkabiya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
North Darfur	Kutum	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
North Darfur	Mellit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
North Darfur	Um Kadada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
North Kurdufan	Bara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
North Kurdufan	Jebrat al Sheikh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
North Kurdufan	Sheikan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
North Kurdufan	Sowdari	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Al Jazirah	Al Kamlin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%

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2019 forest data for Sudan | Archived forest data for Sudan | Forest data for Sudan

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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