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Sudan: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 46,874,204 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 2.631 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 79.95 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 35.956 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 38.9 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 65.267 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 16.6 billion kWh (2021) #88
Consumption 13.24 billion kWh (2021) #90
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 10.14 billion kWh (2021) #66

Oil

Ranking
Production 68.75 thousand bbl/day (2021) #58
Consumption 137.63 thousand bbl/day (2021) #69
Exports (Refined) [3] 98.68 thousand bbl/day (2013) #36
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 1.25 billion bbl (2021) #39

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 3 trillion cu ft (2021) #55

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 89 (2020)
Cellular Telephones 30,100,412 (2018 est.)
Internet Users 10,284,260 (2016 est.)
Railways 7,251 km (2014)
Telephones 0 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationNorthern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea
Total Area1,861,484 sq. km
Land Area1,731,671 sq. km
Water Area129,813 sq. km
Coastline853 km
Climatetropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season varies by region (April to November)
Terraingenerally flat, featureless plain; mountains in far south, northeast and west; desert dominates the north
Lowest PointRed Sea 0 m
Highest Point Jabal Marrah 3,042 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020