Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan
Sudan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 2.70 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan is 2.70 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan peaked at 2.70 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.10 million tonnes, in 1950.
Sudan ranks 86th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 163.11 million tonnes | 22.10 million tonnes | 326.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 475.16 million tonnes | 369.61 million tonnes | 564.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 664.67 million tonnes | 584.12 million tonnes | 729.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 805.64 million tonnes | 738.18 million tonnes | 875.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 891.32 million tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 1.86 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 billion tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | 2.56 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 billion tonnes | 2.59 billion tonnes | 2.70 billion tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for Sudan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.3% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 51.66 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Urban population 18.05 million (2025)
- Urban population 34.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.3527 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 517.02 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.3527 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.3527 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan was 2.70 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.10 million tonnes in 1950.
- How does Sudan rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Sudan ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.