Select your product and destination to generate a complete, printable checklist of every document you need to export from Sudan. Covers sesame, gum arabic, cotton, groundnut and more.
Sudan's staple crops include sorghum, millet, wheat, sugar cane, while sesame, groundnut, cotton lead exports. Regional growing conditions differ sharply, so check your region below before applying national averages.
| Agriculture share of GDP | ~30% |
|---|---|
| Arable land | 20,000,000 ha |
| Irrigated share | ~10% |
| Main rainy season | June to October |
| Main food crops | sorghum, millet, wheat, sugar cane |
| Main export crops | sesame, groundnut, cotton, gum arabic |
| Region | Annual rainfall | Major crops |
|---|---|---|
| Gezira / Blue Nile (Wad Medani, Sennar) | 500 mm | sorghum, cotton, wheat, sugar cane |
| Western (Darfur, Kordofan) | 400 mm | millet, groundnut, sesame, gum arabic |
| Eastern (Kassala, Gedaref) | 600 mm | sorghum, sesame |
| Northern / Nile (Khartoum, Dongola) | 75 mm | wheat, dates, citrus |
Country context from the AfroTools agriculture dataset — planning reference, not agronomic advice. Confirm with local extension services.