Per capita methane emissions in South Sudan
South Sudan: Per capita methane emissions was 2.62 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.62
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
26th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.13
in 2000
All-time low
0.0668
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in South Sudan, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in South Sudan is 2.62, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in South Sudan peaked at 5.13 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0668, in 1910.
South Sudan ranks 26th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita methane emissions in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.078 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0767 | -1.7% |
| 1852 | 0.0763 | -0.5% |
| 1853 | 0.0759 | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.0756 | -0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.0752 | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.0749 | -0.5% |
| 1857 | 0.0746 | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.0742 | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.0739 | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 0.0736 | -0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.0734 | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.0732 | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.073 | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.0728 | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0726 | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0724 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.0723 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.0721 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0719 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.0718 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0808 | +12.5% |
| 1872 | 0.0803 | -0.6% |
| 1873 | 0.0797 | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 0.0792 | -0.6% |
| 1875 | 0.0787 | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.0783 | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 0.0778 | -0.6% |
| 1878 | 0.0773 | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.0769 | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.0764 | -0.6% |
| 1881 | 0.076 | -0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.0756 | -0.6% |
| 1883 | 0.0752 | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0747 | -0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.0744 | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.074 | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.0736 | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 0.0732 | -0.5% |
| 1889 | 0.0728 | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0725 | -0.5% |
| 1891 | 0.0721 | -0.5% |
| 1892 | 0.0718 | -0.5% |
| 1893 | 0.0715 | -0.5% |
| 1894 | 0.0711 | -0.5% |
| 1895 | 0.0708 | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0705 | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 0.0702 | -0.4% |
| 1898 | 0.0699 | -0.4% |
| 1899 | 0.0696 | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.0693 | -0.4% |
| 1901 | 0.069 | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.0688 | -0.4% |
| 1903 | 0.0685 | -0.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0682 | -0.4% |
| 1905 | 0.068 | -0.4% |
| 1906 | 0.0677 | -0.4% |
| 1907 | 0.0675 | -0.4% |
| 1908 | 0.0672 | -0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.067 | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0668 | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.0668 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.0668 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.0668 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.0668 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.0672 | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 0.0676 | +0.6% |
| 1917 | 0.068 | +0.6% |
| 1918 | 0.0687 | +1.0% |
| 1919 | 0.0694 | +1.0% |
| 1920 | 0.07 | +1.0% |
| 1921 | 0.0708 | +1.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0715 | +1.0% |
| 1923 | 0.0722 | +1.0% |
| 1924 | 0.0729 | +1.0% |
| 1925 | 0.0737 | +1.0% |
| 1926 | 0.0744 | +1.0% |
| 1927 | 0.0752 | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 0.0759 | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0766 | +1.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0773 | +1.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0781 | +1.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0789 | +1.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0797 | +1.0% |
| 1934 | 0.0805 | +1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0813 | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 0.0821 | +1.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0829 | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 0.0857 | +3.4% |
| 1939 | 0.087 | +1.5% |
| 1940 | 0.0883 | +1.5% |
| 1941 | 0.0897 | +1.6% |
| 1942 | 0.0912 | +1.6% |
| 1943 | 0.0926 | +1.6% |
| 1944 | 0.0941 | +1.6% |
| 1945 | 0.0939 | -0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.0937 | -0.2% |
| 1947 | 0.0936 | -0.2% |
| 1948 | 0.093 | -0.6% |
| 1949 | 0.0926 | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.0916 | -1.0% |
| 1951 | 0.0921 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0898 | -2.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0873 | -2.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0843 | -3.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0814 | -3.5% |
| 1956 | 0.0786 | -3.5% |
| 1957 | 0.0759 | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 0.0734 | -3.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0712 | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 0.069 | -3.0% |
| 1961 | 3.82 | +5428.9% |
| 1962 | 3.78 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 3.84 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 3.88 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 3.84 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 3.91 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 4 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 4.1 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 4.04 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 4.84 | +19.8% |
| 1971 | 4.62 | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 4.45 | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 4.8 | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 3.64 | -24.2% |
| 1975 | 3.88 | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 3.93 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 4.44 | +13.2% |
| 1978 | 3.69 | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 3.99 | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 4.84 | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 4 | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 4.54 | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 4.12 | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 4 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 3.58 | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 3.48 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 3.59 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 3.41 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 3.83 | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 4.24 | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 4.24 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.41 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 4.57 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 4.66 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.6 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.78 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 4.79 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.01 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 4.99 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.13 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 4.09 | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 4.37 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 4.19 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.12 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.1 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.62 | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 3.75 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.51 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 3.44 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.03 | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 2.95 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.94 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.8 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.82 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.87 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.99 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 3.02 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.41 | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 2.86 | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 3.13 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 2.95 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 2.8 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 2.69 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.62 | -2.7% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 2.62 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756, 3.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 2.62 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +5428.9% | 0.069 | 3.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0755 | 0.0739 | 0.078 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0727 | 0.0719 | 0.0736 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0781 | 0.0718 | 0.0808 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0746 | 0.0728 | 0.0764 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.071 | 0.0696 | 0.0725 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0681 | 0.067 | 0.0693 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0675 | 0.0668 | 0.0694 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0733 | 0.07 | 0.0766 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0814 | 0.0773 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0923 | 0.0883 | 0.0941 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0826 | 0.0712 | 0.0921 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.53 | 0.069 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.23 | 3.64 | 4.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.94 | 3.41 | 4.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.63 | 4.24 | 5.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.03 | 3.44 | 5.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 | 2.8 | 3.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 | 2.62 | 3.13 | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,725 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20,899 kt (2023)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in South Sudan?
- Per capita methane emissions in South Sudan was 2.62 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 in 2000.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0668 in 1910.
- How does South Sudan rank for per capita methane emissions?
- South Sudan ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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