Chad vs Sudan: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Chad
30.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sudan
28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Chad rank
19th
Sudan rank
21st
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Chad
- Sudan
How they compare
Chad currently reports 30.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sudan, a difference of 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sudan ahead.
Chad ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 21st of 201 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 264,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1860s | 281,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 393,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1870s | 353,948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 483,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 129,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1880s | 466,114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 618,702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 152,588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1890s | 529,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 697,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 168,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1900s | 594,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 781,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 186,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1910s | 792,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1920s | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 282,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1930s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 305,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1940s | 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 545,821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1950s | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 763,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1960s | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1970s | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1980s | 4.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1990s | 8.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 2000s | 13.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 2010s | 19.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 2020s | 28.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 648,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Chad or Sudan?
- Chad, at 30.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Chad and Sudan?
- 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Sudan rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Chad ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 21st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.