Iceland vs Sudan: Per capita methane emissions
Iceland
1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sudan
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
51st
Sudan rank
54th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Iceland
- Sudan
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sudan, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sudan ahead.
Iceland ranks 51st and Sudan ranks 54th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 8 and Sudan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1860s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1870s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1880s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1890s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1900s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1910s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1920s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1930s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1940s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1950s | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1960s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Iceland or Sudan?
- Iceland, at 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Iceland and Sudan?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Sudan rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Iceland ranks 51st 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.