Congo vs South Sudan: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita

Congo
0.0023 kt per person
in 2024
South Sudan
0.0021 kt per person
in 2024
Congo rank
8th
South Sudan rank
11th

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita over time

  • Congo
  • South Sudan
00.0010.0020.0030.004200120122024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.0023 kt per person against 0.0021 kt per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0002 kt per person.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.

Congo ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 11th of 160 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0009 kt per person 0.0015 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person South Sudan
2020s 0.0011 kt per person 0.0027 kt per person 0.0016 kt per person South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita, Congo or South Sudan?
Congo, at 0.0023 kt per person against 0.0021 kt per person in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita between Congo and South Sudan?
0.0002 kt per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Sudan?
13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Congo and South Sudan rank globally for forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita?
Congo ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 11th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Congo vs South Sudan: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 15 November 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/forest-fires-emissions-co2-per-capita/congo-rep/south-sudan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/forest-fires-emissions-co2-per-capita/congo-rep/south-sudan/">Congo vs South Sudan: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
162 places, 3,825 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.