Ethiopia vs Sudan: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Ethiopia
17.84 million tonnes
in 2024
Sudan
17.79 million tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
94th
Sudan rank
95th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 17.84 million tonnes against 17.79 million tonnes in Sudan, a difference of 42,500 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 94th and Sudan ranks 95th of 215 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 214,999 tonnes | 856,296 tonnes | 641,297 tonnes | Sudan |
| 1960s | 784,842 tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1970s | 1.50 million tonnes | 4.15 million tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1980s | 2.06 million tonnes | 3.57 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1990s | 2.86 million tonnes | 4.21 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 2000s | 5.12 million tonnes | 10.30 million tonnes | 5.18 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 2010s | 11.78 million tonnes | 17.28 million tonnes | 5.51 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 2020s | 17.40 million tonnes | 18.41 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Ethiopia or Sudan?
- Ethiopia, at 17.84 million tonnes against 17.79 million tonnes in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 42,500 tonnes, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 94th and Sudan ranks 95th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.