What is emissions of air pollutants in South Sudan?

Emissions of air pollutants in South Sudan was 859,132 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in South Sudan?

The highest recorded value was 859,132 tonnes in 2022.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in South Sudan?

The lowest recorded value was 105,714 tonnes in 1750.

How does South Sudan rank for emissions of air pollutants?

South Sudan ranks 59th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in South Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this South Sudan data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

emissions of air pollutants in South Sudan

Name: emissions of air pollutants in South Sudan
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

South Sudan: emissions of air pollutants was 859,132 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

859,132 tonnes

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

59th

of 220 countries

All-time high

859,132 tonnes

in 2022

All-time low

105,714 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

emissions of air pollutants in South Sudan, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

South Sudan recorded 859,132 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in South Sudan peaked at 859,132 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 105,714 tonnes, in 1750.

That places South Sudan 59th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

emissions of air pollutants in South Sudan, year by year

Annual values for emissions of air pollutants in South Sudan, 1750 to 2022.
Year	tonnes	Change
1750	105,714 tonnes	—
1751	105,814 tonnes	+0.1%
1752	105,915 tonnes	+0.1%
1753	106,016 tonnes	+0.1%
1754	106,117 tonnes	+0.1%
1755	106,218 tonnes	+0.1%
1756	106,318 tonnes	+0.1%
1757	106,419 tonnes	+0.1%
1758	106,520 tonnes	+0.1%
1759	106,620 tonnes	+0.1%
1760	106,721 tonnes	+0.1%
1761	106,822 tonnes	+0.1%
1762	106,923 tonnes	+0.1%
1763	107,025 tonnes	+0.1%
1764	107,126 tonnes	+0.1%
1765	107,227 tonnes	+0.1%
1766	107,328 tonnes	+0.1%
1767	107,429 tonnes	+0.1%
1768	107,530 tonnes	+0.1%
1769	107,631 tonnes	+0.1%
1770	107,732 tonnes	+0.1%
1771	107,834 tonnes	+0.1%
1772	107,935 tonnes	+0.1%
1773	108,037 tonnes	+0.1%
1774	108,138 tonnes	+0.1%
1775	108,240 tonnes	+0.1%
1776	108,341 tonnes	+0.1%
1777	108,443 tonnes	+0.1%
1778	108,544 tonnes	+0.1%
1779	108,645 tonnes	+0.1%
1780	108,747 tonnes	+0.1%
1781	108,848 tonnes	+0.1%
1782	108,950 tonnes	+0.1%
1783	109,052 tonnes	+0.1%
1784	109,154 tonnes	+0.1%
1785	109,255 tonnes	+0.1%
1786	109,357 tonnes	+0.1%
1787	109,459 tonnes	+0.1%
1788	109,560 tonnes	+0.1%
1789	109,662 tonnes	+0.1%
1790	109,764 tonnes	+0.1%
1791	109,865 tonnes	+0.1%
1792	109,967 tonnes	+0.1%
1793	110,069 tonnes	+0.1%
1794	110,171 tonnes	+0.1%
1795	110,273 tonnes	+0.1%
1796	110,375 tonnes	+0.1%
1797	110,477 tonnes	+0.1%
1798	110,578 tonnes	+0.1%
1799	110,680 tonnes	+0.1%
1800	110,782 tonnes	+0.1%
1801	110,884 tonnes	+0.1%
1802	110,986 tonnes	+0.1%
1803	111,088 tonnes	+0.1%
1804	111,190 tonnes	+0.1%
1805	111,292 tonnes	+0.1%
1806	111,394 tonnes	+0.1%
1807	111,495 tonnes	+0.1%
1808	111,597 tonnes	+0.1%
1809	111,699 tonnes	+0.1%
1810	111,801 tonnes	+0.1%
1811	112,119 tonnes	+0.3%
1812	112,437 tonnes	+0.3%
1813	112,754 tonnes	+0.3%
1814	113,072 tonnes	+0.3%
1815	113,390 tonnes	+0.3%
1816	113,707 tonnes	+0.3%
1817	114,025 tonnes	+0.3%
1818	114,342 tonnes	+0.3%
1819	114,659 tonnes	+0.3%
1820	114,976 tonnes	+0.3%
1821	115,302 tonnes	+0.3%
1822	115,628 tonnes	+0.3%
1823	115,954 tonnes	+0.3%
1824	116,279 tonnes	+0.3%
1825	116,605 tonnes	+0.3%
1826	116,930 tonnes	+0.3%
1827	117,255 tonnes	+0.3%
1828	117,581 tonnes	+0.3%
1829	117,906 tonnes	+0.3%
1830	118,231 tonnes	+0.3%
1831	118,565 tonnes	+0.3%
1832	118,899 tonnes	+0.3%
1833	119,232 tonnes	+0.3%
1834	119,566 tonnes	+0.3%
1835	119,899 tonnes	+0.3%
1836	120,233 tonnes	+0.3%
1837	120,566 tonnes	+0.3%
1838	120,899 tonnes	+0.3%
1839	121,232 tonnes	+0.3%
1840	121,565 tonnes	+0.3%
1841	121,907 tonnes	+0.3%
1842	122,249 tonnes	+0.3%
1843	122,590 tonnes	+0.3%
1844	122,932 tonnes	+0.3%
1845	123,273 tonnes	+0.3%
1846	123,615 tonnes	+0.3%
1847	123,956 tonnes	+0.3%
1848	124,297 tonnes	+0.3%
1849	124,638 tonnes	+0.3%
1850	124,979 tonnes	+0.3%
1851	124,809 tonnes	-0.1%
1852	125,234 tonnes	+0.3%
1853	125,665 tonnes	+0.3%
1854	126,102 tonnes	+0.3%
1855	126,545 tonnes	+0.4%
1856	126,995 tonnes	+0.4%
1857	127,450 tonnes	+0.4%
1858	127,912 tonnes	+0.4%
1859	128,379 tonnes	+0.4%
1860	128,853 tonnes	+0.4%
1861	129,463 tonnes	+0.5%
1862	130,080 tonnes	+0.5%
1863	130,702 tonnes	+0.5%
1864	131,331 tonnes	+0.5%
1865	131,966 tonnes	+0.5%
1866	132,606 tonnes	+0.5%
1867	133,253 tonnes	+0.5%
1868	133,906 tonnes	+0.5%
1869	134,565 tonnes	+0.5%
1870	135,230 tonnes	+0.5%
1871	142,978 tonnes	+5.7%
1872	143,428 tonnes	+0.3%
1873	143,883 tonnes	+0.3%
1874	144,341 tonnes	+0.3%
1875	144,803 tonnes	+0.3%
1876	145,270 tonnes	+0.3%
1877	145,740 tonnes	+0.3%
1878	146,214 tonnes	+0.3%
1879	146,692 tonnes	+0.3%
1880	147,174 tonnes	+0.3%
1881	147,687 tonnes	+0.3%
1882	148,203 tonnes	+0.3%
1883	148,724 tonnes	+0.4%
1884	149,248 tonnes	+0.4%
1885	149,776 tonnes	+0.4%
1886	150,307 tonnes	+0.4%
1887	150,843 tonnes	+0.4%
1888	151,382 tonnes	+0.4%
1889	151,925 tonnes	+0.4%
1890	152,471 tonnes	+0.4%
1891	153,050 tonnes	+0.4%
1892	153,633 tonnes	+0.4%
1893	154,220 tonnes	+0.4%
1894	154,811 tonnes	+0.4%
1895	155,405 tonnes	+0.4%
1896	156,003 tonnes	+0.4%
1897	156,606 tonnes	+0.4%
1898	157,212 tonnes	+0.4%
1899	157,822 tonnes	+0.4%
1900	158,435 tonnes	+0.4%
1901	159,076 tonnes	+0.4%
1902	159,721 tonnes	+0.4%
1903	160,371 tonnes	+0.4%
1904	161,024 tonnes	+0.4%
1905	161,681 tonnes	+0.4%
1906	162,343 tonnes	+0.4%
1907	163,009 tonnes	+0.4%
1908	163,679 tonnes	+0.4%
1909	164,353 tonnes	+0.4%
1910	165,032 tonnes	+0.4%
1911	166,292 tonnes	+0.8%
1912	167,558 tonnes	+0.8%
1913	168,828 tonnes	+0.8%
1914	170,103 tonnes	+0.8%
1915	171,823 tonnes	+1.0%
1916	173,558 tonnes	+1.0%
1917	175,309 tonnes	+1.0%
1918	177,076 tonnes	+1.0%
1919	178,859 tonnes	+1.0%
1920	180,659 tonnes	+1.0%
1921	182,563 tonnes	+1.1%
1922	184,486 tonnes	+1.1%
1923	186,425 tonnes	+1.1%
1924	188,383 tonnes	+1.1%
1925	190,358 tonnes	+1.0%
1926	192,352 tonnes	+1.0%
1927	194,315 tonnes	+1.0%
1928	196,292 tonnes	+1.0%
1929	198,283 tonnes	+1.0%
1930	200,287 tonnes	+1.0%
1931	202,417 tonnes	+1.1%
1932	204,576 tonnes	+1.1%
1933	206,750 tonnes	+1.1%
1934	208,942 tonnes	+1.1%
1935	211,150 tonnes	+1.1%
1936	213,374 tonnes	+1.1%
1937	215,531 tonnes	+1.0%
1938	220,272 tonnes	+2.2%
1939	223,129 tonnes	+1.3%
1940	226,013 tonnes	+1.3%
1941	229,147 tonnes	+1.4%
1942	232,322 tonnes	+1.4%
1943	235,539 tonnes	+1.4%
1944	238,798 tonnes	+1.4%
1945	241,973 tonnes	+1.3%
1946	245,173 tonnes	+1.3%
1947	248,580 tonnes	+1.4%
1948	251,516 tonnes	+1.2%
1949	254,660 tonnes	+1.3%
1950	257,933 tonnes	+1.3%
1951	267,318 tonnes	+3.6%
1952	272,842 tonnes	+2.1%
1953	278,558 tonnes	+2.1%
1954	283,629 tonnes	+1.8%
1955	288,981 tonnes	+1.9%
1956	294,614 tonnes	+1.9%
1957	300,547 tonnes	+2.0%
1958	306,786 tonnes	+2.1%
1959	313,345 tonnes	+2.1%
1960	320,267 tonnes	+2.2%
1961	327,751 tonnes	+2.3%
1962	334,823 tonnes	+2.2%
1963	342,322 tonnes	+2.2%
1964	350,372 tonnes	+2.4%
1965	359,038 tonnes	+2.5%
1966	364,903 tonnes	+1.6%
1967	371,297 tonnes	+1.8%
1968	378,253 tonnes	+1.9%
1969	385,848 tonnes	+2.0%
1970	394,095 tonnes	+2.1%
1971	397,938 tonnes	+1.0%
1972	406,092 tonnes	+2.0%
1973	413,580 tonnes	+1.8%
1974	421,174 tonnes	+1.8%
1975	428,947 tonnes	+1.8%
1976	438,099 tonnes	+2.1%
1977	447,244 tonnes	+2.1%
1978	456,702 tonnes	+2.1%
1979	466,845 tonnes	+2.2%
1980	475,968 tonnes	+2.0%
1981	487,592 tonnes	+2.4%
1982	499,395 tonnes	+2.4%
1983	514,803 tonnes	+3.1%
1984	519,732 tonnes	+1.0%
1985	527,250 tonnes	+1.4%
1986	533,257 tonnes	+1.1%
1987	538,132 tonnes	+0.9%
1988	540,502 tonnes	+0.4%
1989	539,001 tonnes	-0.3%
1990	532,672 tonnes	-1.2%
1991	520,807 tonnes	-2.2%
1992	500,227 tonnes	-4.0%
1993	480,500 tonnes	-3.9%
1994	489,998 tonnes	+2.0%
1995	486,636 tonnes	-0.7%
1996	487,614 tonnes	+0.2%
1997	493,164 tonnes	+1.1%
1998	505,361 tonnes	+2.5%
1999	518,757 tonnes	+2.7%
2000	532,731 tonnes	+2.7%
2001	547,948 tonnes	+2.9%
2002	571,777 tonnes	+4.3%
2003	560,678 tonnes	-1.9%
2004	550,486 tonnes	-1.8%
2005	541,962 tonnes	-1.5%
2006	545,483 tonnes	+0.6%
2007	547,061 tonnes	+0.3%
2008	563,216 tonnes	+3.0%
2009	588,125 tonnes	+4.4%
2010	614,002 tonnes	+4.4%
2011	636,862 tonnes	+3.7%
2012	688,795 tonnes	+8.2%
2013	711,318 tonnes	+3.3%
2014	733,996 tonnes	+3.2%
2015	758,692 tonnes	+3.4%
2016	771,187 tonnes	+1.6%
2017	781,897 tonnes	+1.4%
2018	799,942 tonnes	+2.3%
2019	817,105 tonnes	+2.1%
2020	833,105 tonnes	+2.0%
2021	852,284 tonnes	+2.3%
2022	859,132 tonnes	+0.8%

South Sudan compared with similar countries

South Sudan's 859,132 tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 576,398 tonnes, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
South Sudan's 859,132 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 552,241 tonnes, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	106,167 tonnes	105,714 tonnes	106,620 tonnes	10
1760s	107,176 tonnes	106,721 tonnes	107,631 tonnes	10
1770s	108,189 tonnes	107,732 tonnes	108,645 tonnes	10
1780s	109,204 tonnes	108,747 tonnes	109,662 tonnes	10
1790s	110,222 tonnes	109,764 tonnes	110,680 tonnes	10
1800s	111,241 tonnes	110,782 tonnes	111,699 tonnes	10
1810s	113,231 tonnes	111,801 tonnes	114,659 tonnes	10
1820s	116,442 tonnes	114,976 tonnes	117,906 tonnes	10
1830s	119,732 tonnes	118,231 tonnes	121,232 tonnes	10
1840s	123,102 tonnes	121,565 tonnes	124,638 tonnes	10
1850s	126,407 tonnes	124,809 tonnes	128,379 tonnes	10
1860s	131,672 tonnes	128,853 tonnes	134,565 tonnes	10
1870s	143,858 tonnes	135,230 tonnes	146,692 tonnes	10
1880s	149,527 tonnes	147,174 tonnes	151,925 tonnes	10
1890s	155,123 tonnes	152,471 tonnes	157,822 tonnes	10
1900s	161,369 tonnes	158,435 tonnes	164,353 tonnes	10
1910s	171,444 tonnes	165,032 tonnes	178,859 tonnes	10
1920s	189,412 tonnes	180,659 tonnes	198,283 tonnes	10
1930s	210,643 tonnes	200,287 tonnes	223,129 tonnes	10
1940s	240,372 tonnes	226,013 tonnes	254,660 tonnes	10
1950s	286,455 tonnes	257,933 tonnes	313,345 tonnes	10
1960s	353,487 tonnes	320,267 tonnes	385,848 tonnes	10
1970s	427,072 tonnes	394,095 tonnes	466,845 tonnes	10
1980s	517,563 tonnes	475,968 tonnes	540,502 tonnes	10
1990s	501,574 tonnes	480,500 tonnes	532,672 tonnes	10
2000s	554,947 tonnes	532,731 tonnes	588,125 tonnes	10
2010s	731,380 tonnes	614,002 tonnes	817,105 tonnes	10
2020s	848,174 tonnes	833,105 tonnes	859,132 tonnes	3

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in South Sudan?: Emissions of air pollutants in South Sudan was 859,132 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in South Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 859,132 tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in South Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 105,714 tonnes in 1750.
How does South Sudan rank for emissions of air pollutants?: South Sudan ranks 59th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in South Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Sudan data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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