Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Sudan
Sudan: Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate was 100 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Sudan, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Sudan stood at 100 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Sudan peaked at 100 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Sudan ranks 2nd of 62 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1999 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2003 | 100 % change on previous year | -300.0% |
| 2004 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 50 % change on previous year | — |
| 2006 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2007 | -33.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 2008 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2009 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2011 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2014 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2017 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2020 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2021 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2022 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2025 | 100 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.67 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 41.67 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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 number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Sudan?
- Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Sudan was 100 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Sudan rank for number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate?
- Sudan ranks 2nd out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of armed conflicts. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of armed conflicts Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of armed conflicts. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.