Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in South Sudan
South Sudan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 15.01 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
15.01 million tonnes
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
41st
of 197 countries
All-time high
75.88 million tonnes
in 2011
All-time low
-19.29 million tonnes
in 2008
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in South Sudan, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in South Sudan stood at 15.01 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in South Sudan peaked at 75.88 million tonnes in 2011 and was at its lowest, -19.29 million tonnes, in 2008.
South Sudan ranks 41st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 4.76 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 4.75 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 4.73 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 4.72 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1854 | 4.70 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1855 | 4.69 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1856 | 4.67 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 4.66 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 4.65 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 4.64 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 4.68 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 4.66 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1862 | 4.65 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 4.63 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 4.63 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 4.62 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1866 | 4.61 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 4.61 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1868 | 4.61 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 4.60 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 4.59 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 4.59 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 4.60 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1873 | 4.61 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 4.61 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 4.61 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 4.62 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 4.62 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 4.62 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 4.62 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 4.61 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1881 | 4.62 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 4.64 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 4.65 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 4.65 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 4.66 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 4.67 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 4.67 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 4.67 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 4.67 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 4.73 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1891 | 4.74 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 4.75 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 4.75 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 4.75 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 4.76 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 4.76 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 4.76 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 4.76 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 4.77 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 4.78 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 4.81 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1902 | 4.84 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1903 | 4.85 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 4.87 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1905 | 4.87 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1906 | 4.88 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1907 | 4.89 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 4.90 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1909 | 4.89 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 4.89 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 4.92 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1912 | 4.96 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1913 | 4.98 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 5.00 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1915 | 5.01 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 5.02 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1917 | 5.04 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1918 | 5.04 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 5.04 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 5.08 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 5.22 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1922 | 5.32 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 5.37 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1924 | 5.43 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1925 | 5.47 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1926 | 5.49 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 5.51 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 5.53 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 5.53 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 5.65 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1931 | 5.82 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1932 | 5.97 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1933 | 6.07 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1934 | 6.13 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1935 | 6.17 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1936 | 6.19 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1937 | 6.24 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 6.26 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 6.30 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 6.41 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1941 | 7.15 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1942 | 7.79 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1943 | 8.16 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1944 | 8.46 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1945 | 8.63 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1946 | 8.77 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1947 | 8.94 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1948 | 9.06 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1949 | 9.08 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 9.15 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1951 | 10.67 million tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1952 | 12.08 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1953 | 12.52 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1954 | 12.61 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 14.13 million tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1956 | 14.14 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 15.28 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1958 | 16.31 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1959 | 16.67 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 17.22 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 17.37 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 15.80 million tonnes | -9.0% |
| 1963 | 14.22 million tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 13.29 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 12.04 million tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 12.04 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 12.02 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 11.95 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 12.31 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 11.48 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 12.86 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 11.32 million tonnes | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 12.40 million tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 13.67 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 13.89 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 13.46 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 12.05 million tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1978 | 11.06 million tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 9.97 million tonnes | -9.8% |
| 1980 | 11.41 million tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 11.17 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 17.40 million tonnes | +55.8% |
| 1983 | 23.70 million tonnes | +36.2% |
| 1984 | 23.54 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 24.67 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 28.01 million tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 28.49 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 30.06 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 32.28 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 28.90 million tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 26.21 million tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 39.04 million tonnes | +48.9% |
| 1993 | 34.31 million tonnes | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 38.68 million tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 36.16 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 29.40 million tonnes | -18.7% |
| 1997 | 25.48 million tonnes | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 22.05 million tonnes | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 19.65 million tonnes | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 18.66 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 19.73 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 30.61 million tonnes | +55.1% |
| 2003 | 26.97 million tonnes | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 28.98 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 27.57 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 28.47 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 26.30 million tonnes | -7.6% |
| 2008 | -19.29 million tonnes | -173.3% |
| 2009 | 48.13 million tonnes | -349.6% |
| 2010 | 70.83 million tonnes | +47.2% |
| 2011 | 75.88 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 49.30 million tonnes | -35.0% |
| 2013 | 33.35 million tonnes | -32.4% |
| 2014 | 20.97 million tonnes | -37.1% |
| 2015 | 25.36 million tonnes | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 25.09 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 22.06 million tonnes | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 20.47 million tonnes | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 6.65 million tonnes | -67.5% |
| 2020 | 30.42 million tonnes | +357.6% |
| 2021 | 21.36 million tonnes | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 17.62 million tonnes | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 15.92 million tonnes | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 15.01 million tonnes | -5.7% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 15.01 million tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.26 million tonnes, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 15.01 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.78 million tonnes, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in South Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +357.6% | 6.65 million tonnes | 30.42 million tonnes |
| 2009 | +349.6% | -19.29 million tonnes | 48.13 million tonnes |
| 2008 | -173.3% | 26.30 million tonnes | -19.29 million tonnes |
| 2019 | -67.5% | 20.47 million tonnes | 6.65 million tonnes |
| 1982 | +55.8% | 11.17 million tonnes | 17.40 million tonnes |
| 2002 | +55.1% | 19.73 million tonnes | 30.61 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.70 million tonnes | 4.64 million tonnes | 4.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.63 million tonnes | 4.60 million tonnes | 4.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.61 million tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | 4.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.65 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 4.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.75 million tonnes | 4.73 million tonnes | 4.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.86 million tonnes | 4.78 million tonnes | 4.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.99 million tonnes | 4.89 million tonnes | 5.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.40 million tonnes | 5.08 million tonnes | 5.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.08 million tonnes | 5.65 million tonnes | 6.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.24 million tonnes | 6.41 million tonnes | 9.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.35 million tonnes | 9.15 million tonnes | 16.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.83 million tonnes | 11.95 million tonnes | 17.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.22 million tonnes | 9.97 million tonnes | 13.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.07 million tonnes | 11.17 million tonnes | 32.28 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.99 million tonnes | 19.65 million tonnes | 39.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.61 million tonnes | -19.29 million tonnes | 48.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.00 million tonnes | 6.65 million tonnes | 75.88 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.07 million tonnes | 15.01 million tonnes | 30.42 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in South Sudan?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in South Sudan was 15.01 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.88 million tonnes in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.29 million tonnes in 2008.
- How does South Sudan rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- South Sudan ranks 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.