Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Sudan
Sudan: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions was 0.7374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
170th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1951
All-time low
0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Sudan, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Sudan stood at 0.7374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Sudan peaked at 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Sudan ranks 170th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 167 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 168 Haiti 0.7623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 169 Kiribati 0.7501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 171 Benin 0.7163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 172 Kenya 0.6734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 173 Timor-Leste 0.6698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Sudan?
- Per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Sudan was 0.7374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1951.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Sudan rank for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Sudan ranks 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.