Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Sudan
Sudan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 177.45 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Sudan, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 177.45 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023.
The figure is down 27.6% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Sudan peaked at 275.09 kilograms per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 87.44 kilograms per person, in 1993.
Sudan ranks 150th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120.82 kilograms per person | 87.44 kilograms per person | 179.82 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 161.3 kilograms per person | 94.91 kilograms per person | 230.79 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 252.4 kilograms per person | 234 kilograms per person | 275.09 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 227.23 kilograms per person | 177.45 kilograms per person | 257.77 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 147 East Timor 202.27 kilograms per person compare
- 148 North Korea 185.1 kilograms per person compare
- 149 Kenya 182.69 kilograms per person compare
- 151 Pakistan 176.2 kilograms per person compare
- 152 Guinea 173.54 kilograms per person compare
- 153 Sao Tome and Principe 173.25 kilograms 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 from transport in Sudan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Sudan was 177.45 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 275.09 kilograms per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.44 kilograms per person in 1993.
- How does Sudan rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Sudan ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.