South Sudan vs Tanzania: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
South Sudan
1.26 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tanzania
1.15 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Sudan rank
44th
Tanzania rank
47th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 1.26 tonnes per person against 1.15 tonnes per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per person.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 44th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 11 and Tanzania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.74 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 2.6 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 3.37 tonnes per person | 0.2125 tonnes per person | 3.16 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 3.07 tonnes per person | -0.109 tonnes per person | 3.18 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 2.84 tonnes per person | 0.2392 tonnes per person | 2.61 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 2.67 tonnes per person | -0.8284 tonnes per person | 3.5 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 2.51 tonnes per person | -1.68 tonnes per person | 4.19 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 2.38 tonnes per person | -1.32 tonnes per person | 3.71 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 2.44 tonnes per person | 3.84 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 2.63 tonnes per person | 5.76 tonnes per person | 3.14 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 3.4 tonnes per person | 7.24 tonnes per person | 3.84 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 4.94 tonnes per person | 9.86 tonnes per person | 4.92 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 4.42 tonnes per person | 9.55 tonnes per person | 5.13 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 3.25 tonnes per person | 6.45 tonnes per person | 3.21 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 4.86 tonnes per person | 3.86 tonnes per person | 0.9969 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 5.84 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | 3.71 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 3.21 tonnes per person | 3.22 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3.35 tonnes per person | 2.41 tonnes per person | 0.9418 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.81 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 0.7088 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, South Sudan or Tanzania?
- South Sudan, at 1.26 tonnes per person against 1.15 tonnes per person in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between South Sudan and Tanzania?
- 0.11 tonnes per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do South Sudan and Tanzania rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 44th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. 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 in tonnes per person.