Congo vs South Sudan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Congo
0.4%
in 2024
South Sudan
0.3%
in 2024
Congo rank
38th
South Sudan rank
41st
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Congo
- South Sudan
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Sudan ahead.
Congo ranks 38th and South Sudan ranks 41st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 8 and South Sudan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Congo |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Congo |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1900s | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | South Sudan |
| 1910s | -0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Congo |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Congo |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Congo or South Sudan?
- Congo, at 0.4% against 0.3% in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Congo and South Sudan?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and South Sudan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Congo ranks 38th and South Sudan ranks 41st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.