Forest land area fell 0.657% to 264 '000 sq km in Sudan in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Sudan reached an all time high of 764 '000 sq km in 1990 and an all time low of 264 '000 sq km in 2015. When compared to Sudan's main peers, forest land area in Chad amounted to 48.8 '000 sq km, 0.730 '000 sq km in Egypt, 125 '000 sq km in Ethiopia and 71.6 '000 sq km in South Sudan in 2015.
Sudan has been ranked 23rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 14 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Cameroon | '000 sq km | 201 | 199 | 197 | 195 | 193 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | '000 sq km | 226 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | '000 sq km | 116 | 55.1 | 53.8 | 52.5 | 51.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | '000 sq km | 0.694 | 0.700 | 0.706 | 0.712 | 0.718 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | '000 sq km | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | '000 sq km | 124 | 123 | 123 | 124 | 124 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | '000 sq km | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | '000 sq km | 34.8 | 42.3 | 42.7 | 43.0 | 43.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | '000 sq km | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | '000 sq km | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | '000 sq km | 94.5 | 90.4 | 86.3 | 82.2 | 78.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | '000 sq km | 9.77 | 9.77 | 9.77 | 9.77 | 9.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | '000 sq km | 68.2 | 67.5 | 66.7 | 65.9 | 65.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | '000 sq km | ... | ... | 71.6 | 71.6 | 71.6 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sudan | '000 sq km | 700 | 272 | 271 | 269 | 267 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | '000 sq km | 30.8 | 27.5 | 26.2 | 24.8 | 23.5 |
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