Eritrea vs Sudan: Per capita methane emissions
Eritrea
1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sudan
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
56th
Sudan rank
54th
Per capita methane emissions 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 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sudan ahead.
Eritrea ranks 56th and Sudan ranks 54th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1860s | 0.086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.0997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.1164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1890s | 0.1371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.2181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.2773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1930s | 0.3323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1940s | 0.3809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1950s | 0.4042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 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 per capita methane emissions, 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 per capita methane emissions 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?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Sudan rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 56th and Sudan ranks 54th 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.