Mali vs South Sudan: Methane emissions

Mali
29.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
South Sudan
31.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mali rank
54th
South Sudan rank
51st

Methane emissions over time

  • Mali
  • South Sudan
010.0M20.0M30.0M185019372024

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 31.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 29.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mali, a difference of 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 54th and South Sudan ranks 51st of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 11 and South Sudan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali South Sudan Difference Ahead
1850s 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 94,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1860s 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 100,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1870s 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 117,197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1880s 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 121,959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1890s 3.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 126,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1900s 3.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 131,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1910s 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 141,477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1920s 5.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 162,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1930s 5.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 188,342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1940s 6.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 223,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1950s 7.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 220,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1960s 8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1970s 8.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1980s 9.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1990s 11.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
2000s 15.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
2010s 22.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
2020s 27.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Mali or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 31.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 29.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Mali and South Sudan?
2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and South Sudan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Mali and South Sudan rank globally for methane emissions?
Mali ranks 54th and South Sudan ranks 51st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.