Norway vs Sudan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Norway
7.74 million tonnes
in 2024
Sudan
8.87 million tonnes
in 2024
Norway rank
57th
Sudan rank
54th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Norway
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 8.87 million tonnes against 7.74 million tonnes in Norway, a difference of 1.12 million tonnes.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 57th and Sudan ranks 54th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 9 and Sudan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 13.76 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 12.60 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1860s | 12.96 million tonnes | 771,052 tonnes | 12.19 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1870s | 12.64 million tonnes | 939,614 tonnes | 11.70 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1880s | 12.35 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | 11.21 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1890s | 12.68 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 11.36 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1900s | 11.72 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 9.94 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1910s | 11.75 million tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | 9.29 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1920s | 9.85 million tonnes | 3.57 million tonnes | 6.27 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1930s | 7.41 million tonnes | 5.81 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1940s | 4.91 million tonnes | 13.73 million tonnes | 8.83 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1950s | -1.51 million tonnes | 31.78 million tonnes | 33.30 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1960s | -10.44 million tonnes | 21.71 million tonnes | 32.16 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1970s | -6.81 million tonnes | 12.29 million tonnes | 19.10 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1980s | -1.41 million tonnes | 11.03 million tonnes | 12.43 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1990s | 3.23 million tonnes | 42.74 million tonnes | 39.51 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 2000s | 2.81 million tonnes | 41.13 million tonnes | 38.31 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 2010s | 5.07 million tonnes | 52.36 million tonnes | 47.29 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 2020s | 7.39 million tonnes | 9.74 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Norway or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 8.87 million tonnes against 7.74 million tonnes in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Norway and Sudan?
- 1.12 million tonnes, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sudan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Norway ranks 57th and Sudan ranks 54th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual 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 in tonnes.