Ireland vs South Sudan: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Ireland
1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Sudan
1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
10th
South Sudan rank
11th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Ireland
- South Sudan
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.
Ireland ranks 10th and South Sudan ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Ireland or South Sudan?
- Ireland, at 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Ireland and South Sudan?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and South Sudan rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 10th 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.