Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Sudan
Sudan: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 0.3523 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Sudan, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.3523 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Sudan peaked at 0.4375 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0599 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Sudan 173rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1004 tonnes per person | 0.0599 tonnes per person | 0.1391 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2063 tonnes per person | 0.1381 tonnes per person | 0.3324 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2999 tonnes per person | 0.195 tonnes per person | 0.388 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.179 tonnes per person | 0.1457 tonnes per person | 0.2074 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.167 tonnes per person | 0.1131 tonnes per person | 0.214 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3107 tonnes per person | 0.1801 tonnes per person | 0.4047 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3788 tonnes per person | 0.2796 tonnes per person | 0.4375 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3704 tonnes per person | 0.3469 tonnes per person | 0.4135 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 170 Ghana 0.3643 tonnes per person compare
- 171 Solomon Islands 0.3597 tonnes per person compare
- 172 Tajikistan 0.3557 tonnes per person compare
- 174 Benin 0.3417 tonnes per person compare
- 175 Djibouti 0.3235 tonnes per person compare
- 176 Uzbekistan 0.3213 tonnes per person compare
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 per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Sudan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Sudan was 0.3523 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4375 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0599 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Sudan rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Sudan ranks 173rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.