New Zealand vs South Sudan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
New Zealand
0.3%
in 2024
South Sudan
0.3%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
44th
South Sudan rank
41st
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- New Zealand
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 44th and South Sudan ranks 41st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 13 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 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, New Zealand or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.3% against 0.3% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between New Zealand and South Sudan?
- 0.0%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and South Sudan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- New Zealand ranks 44th 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.