Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan
Sudan: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.5285 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan stood at 0.5285 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan peaked at 5.16 tonnes per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3306 tonnes per person, in 1999.
Sudan ranks 181st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 4.56 tonnes per person | 3.57 tonnes per person | 5.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.53 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 5.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.22 tonnes per person | 0.5643 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7433 tonnes per person | 0.5184 tonnes per person | 0.8714 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.95 tonnes per person | 0.3306 tonnes per person | 4.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 tonnes per person | 0.5682 tonnes per person | 3.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 tonnes per person | 0.573 tonnes per person | 5.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.577 tonnes per person | 0.5272 tonnes per person | 0.7236 tonnes per person | 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan was 0.5285 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 including land-use change recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 tonnes per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3306 tonnes per person in 1999.
- How does Sudan rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Sudan ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.