Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in South Sudan
South Sudan: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 0.142 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in South 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 relative to the global average in South Sudan stood at 0.142 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in South Sudan peaked at 0.1722 tonnes per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0177 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places South Sudan 203rd 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 | 0.0276 tonnes per person | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0.0381 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0586 tonnes per person | 0.0373 tonnes per person | 0.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0973 tonnes per person | 0.067 tonnes per person | 0.1228 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0666 tonnes per person | 0.0543 tonnes per person | 0.0804 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0705 tonnes per person | 0.0489 tonnes per person | 0.0885 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.113 tonnes per person | 0.0737 tonnes per person | 0.1359 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.145 tonnes per person | 0.1204 tonnes per person | 0.1722 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.151 tonnes per person | 0.142 tonnes per person | 0.1602 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for South Sudan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Population, total 12.19 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.5% (2025)
- Urban population 2.64 million (2025)
- Urban population 21.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.142 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 45.53 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.142 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.142 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in South Sudan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in South Sudan was 0.142 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 relative to the global average recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1722 tonnes per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0177 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does South Sudan rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- South Sudan ranks 203rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.