Ethiopia vs South Sudan: CO₂ emissions per capita
Ethiopia
0.1351 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Sudan
0.142 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
206th
South Sudan rank
203rd
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.142 tonnes per person against 0.1351 tonnes per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0069 tonnes per person.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 206th and South Sudan ranks 203rd of 213 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 0.0276 tonnes per person | 0.0167 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.0314 tonnes per person | 0.0586 tonnes per person | 0.0273 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.0486 tonnes per person | 0.0973 tonnes per person | 0.0486 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.0516 tonnes per person | 0.0666 tonnes per person | 0.015 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.051 tonnes per person | 0.0705 tonnes per person | 0.0195 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.0656 tonnes per person | 0.113 tonnes per person | 0.0473 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.1125 tonnes per person | 0.145 tonnes per person | 0.0324 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.1388 tonnes per person | 0.151 tonnes per person | 0.0122 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Ethiopia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.142 tonnes per person against 0.1351 tonnes per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Ethiopia and South Sudan?
- 0.0069 tonnes per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Sudan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and South Sudan rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 206th and South Sudan ranks 203rd of 213 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 CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.