Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in South Sudan
South Sudan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
101st
of 199 countries
All-time high
11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1994
All-time low
3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in South 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 greenhouse gas emissions in South Sudan stood at 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in South Sudan peaked at 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1910.
South Sudan ranks 101st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 98 Cambodia 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 99 Portugal 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 100 France 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 102 Hungary 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 103 Mexico 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 104 Maldives 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in South Sudan?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in South Sudan was 4.93 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 greenhouse gas emissions recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1910.
- How does South Sudan rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- South Sudan ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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 greenhouse gas 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.