Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Sudan
Sudan: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0212 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Sudan stood at 0.0212 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 24.1% on the previous year and up 266.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Sudan peaked at 0.0212 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
Sudan ranks 82nd of 177 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.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +66.1% |
| 2022 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | +24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 79 Armenia 0.0218 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Cameroon 0.0218 units per square kilometre compare
- 81 Colombia 0.0215 units per square kilometre compare
- 83 Congo 0.0193 units per square kilometre compare
- 84 Guatemala 0.0191 units per square kilometre compare
- 85 Ghana 0.0185 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 809,816 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0546 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0157 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Sudan?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Sudan was 0.0212 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0212 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Sudan ranks 82nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 266.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.