Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Sudan
Sudan: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 103.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Sudan, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Sudan stood at 103.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Sudan peaked at 106.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2003.
That places Sudan 12th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 106.0% | — |
| 1991 | 106.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 106.2% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 106.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 105.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 105.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 106.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 106.2% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 106.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 106.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 105.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.5% | -24.0% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 103.5% | +29.3% |
| 2007 | 103.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 102.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 102.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 102.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 101.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 103.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 103.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 104.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 103.2% | -1.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 103.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 88.5%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 103.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +29.3% | 80.0% | 103.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106.2% | 105.6% | 106.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 78.8% | 105.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.1% | 101.4% | 104.5% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Sudan?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Sudan was 103.2% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 106.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2003.
- How does Sudan rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Sudan ranks 12th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.