Congo vs South Sudan: Per capita methane emissions
Congo
2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Sudan
2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo rank
29th
South Sudan rank
26th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Congo
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo, a difference of 0.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 29th and South Sudan ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 12 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1860s | 0.2006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1870s | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1880s | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1890s | 0.1954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1900s | 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1910s | 0.3873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1920s | 0.512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1930s | 0.5975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1940s | 0.8493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1950s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Congo or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Congo and South Sudan?
- 0.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and South Sudan rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Congo ranks 29th and South Sudan ranks 26th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita methane emissions. 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.