Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Sudan
Sudan: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 0.3527 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Sudan is 0.3527 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Sudan peaked at 0.4832 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0816 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Sudan 186th 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 | 0.1188 tonnes per person | 0.0816 tonnes per person | 0.155 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.214 tonnes per person | 0.1475 tonnes per person | 0.3402 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3067 tonnes per person | 0.2004 tonnes per person | 0.3945 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1828 tonnes per person | 0.1483 tonnes per person | 0.2102 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1726 tonnes per person | 0.1175 tonnes per person | 0.2172 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3265 tonnes per person | 0.1902 tonnes per person | 0.4283 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4313 tonnes per person | 0.3373 tonnes per person | 0.4832 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3769 tonnes per person | 0.3527 tonnes per person | 0.4232 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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 relative to the global average in Sudan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Sudan was 0.3527 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4832 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0816 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Sudan rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Sudan ranks 186th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 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.