Estonia vs South Sudan: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Estonia
1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Sudan
1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Estonia rank
13th
South Sudan rank
11th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Estonia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia, a difference of 0.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Estonia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 13th and South Sudan ranks 11th of 196 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Estonia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Estonia and South Sudan?
- 0.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and South Sudan rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Estonia ranks 13th and South Sudan ranks 11th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.