Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sudan
Sudan: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 580.3 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sudan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sudan is 580.3 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 27.6% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sudan peaked at 731.8 kg per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 424.9 kg per hectare, in 1995.
Sudan ranks 176th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 529.32 kg per hectare | 424.9 kg per hectare | 681.2 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 595.4 kg per hectare | 487.2 kg per hectare | 729.5 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 597.76 kg per hectare | 451.7 kg per hectare | 731.8 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 564.2 kg per hectare | 454.9 kg per hectare | 675.6 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More poverty & inequality data for Sudan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 3.1% (2020)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.588 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1614 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1614 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2043 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3934 (2023)
- Population living in slums 73.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sudan?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sudan was 580.3 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 731.8 kg per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 424.9 kg per hectare in 1995.
- How does Sudan rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Sudan ranks 176th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.