Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Sudan
Sudan: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 1.8% for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Sudan peaked at 2.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2012.
Sudan ranks 92nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.1% | — |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +28.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +33.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -32.7% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +86.2% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Sudan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.9% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Sudan?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Sudan was 1.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Sudan ranks 92nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.