Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Sudan
Sudan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 13.21 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Sudan, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 13.21 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Sudan peaked at 13.21 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1950.
That places Sudan 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1952 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1953 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1954 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1955 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1956 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1957 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1958 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1959 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1961 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1990 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1993 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1994 | 41,407 tonnes | — |
| 1995 | 89,115 tonnes | +115.2% |
| 1996 | 145,224 tonnes | +63.0% |
| 1997 | 212,835 tonnes | +46.6% |
| 1998 | 286,872 tonnes | +34.8% |
| 1999 | 380,962 tonnes | +32.8% |
| 2000 | 601,847 tonnes | +58.0% |
| 2001 | 784,676 tonnes | +30.4% |
| 2002 | 977,957 tonnes | +24.6% |
| 2003 | 1.18 million tonnes | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 1.55 million tonnes | +30.7% |
| 2005 | 2.05 million tonnes | +32.3% |
| 2006 | 2.57 million tonnes | +25.8% |
| 2007 | 3.19 million tonnes | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 3.70 million tonnes | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 4.27 million tonnes | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 4.90 million tonnes | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 5.55 million tonnes | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 6.23 million tonnes | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 7.06 million tonnes | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 7.95 million tonnes | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 8.97 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 9.70 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 10.42 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 11.10 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 11.63 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 12.08 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 12.54 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 12.94 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 13.18 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 13.21 million tonnes | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +115.2% | 41,407 tonnes | 89,115 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 115,642 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 380,962 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 million tonnes | 601,847 tonnes | 4.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.35 million tonnes | 4.90 million tonnes | 11.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.79 million tonnes | 12.08 million tonnes | 13.21 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More climate change data for Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.48 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 72,276 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21,634 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 50,642 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 81.64 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,809 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,215 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,182 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 33.05 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.46 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Sudan?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Sudan was 13.21 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.21 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Sudan rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Sudan ranks 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.