Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in South Sudan, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in South Sudan stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in South Sudan peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places South Sudan 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in South Sudan?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in South Sudan was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- South Sudan ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.