Eritrea vs Sudan: Methane emissions, per capita
Eritrea
1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sudan
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
57th
Sudan rank
55th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Eritrea
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.
Eritrea ranks 57th and Sudan ranks 55th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Eritrea or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Eritrea and Sudan?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Sudan rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 57th and Sudan ranks 55th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane 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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.