Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Sudan
Sudan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
152nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1952
All-time low
2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1989
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas 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
Sudan recorded 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Sudan peaked at 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1952 and was at its lowest, 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1989.
Sudan ranks 152nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1861 | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1871 | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1872 | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1882 | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1889 | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1895 | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1897 | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1901 | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1902 | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1903 | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1904 | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1905 | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1907 | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1911 | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1912 | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1913 | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1914 | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1915 | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1917 | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1919 | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1920 | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1921 | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1922 | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1924 | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1925 | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1926 | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1928 | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1929 | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1930 | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1931 | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1935 | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1936 | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1937 | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1940 | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1941 | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1942 | 4.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1943 | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1944 | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1945 | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1946 | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1947 | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 5.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.8% |
| 1951 | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1952 | 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 6.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 6.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 5.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.6% |
| 1962 | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.6% |
| 1963 | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 4.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +96.9% |
| 1993 | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 5.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 5.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +46.5% |
| 2003 | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +33.4% |
| 2012 | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -24.7% |
| 2013 | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +96.9% | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2002 | +46.5% | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2011 | +33.4% | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 149 Jordan 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 150 Mali 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 151 Morocco 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Lesotho 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 154 Philippines 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 155 Tonga 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.48 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 72,276 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21,634 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 50,642 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 81.64 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,809 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,215 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,182 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 33.05 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.46 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Sudan?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Sudan was 2.66 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1952.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1989.
- How does Sudan rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Sudan ranks 152nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.