Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in South Sudan, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in South Sudan is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in South Sudan peaked at 0.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2008.
That places South Sudan 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1% | — |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +8.0% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +12.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -11.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +57.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +33.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +50.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +48.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -164.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -372.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +39.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -35.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -35.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -62.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +303.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 67% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +372.6% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2020 | +303.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2008 | -164.4% | 0.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More climate change data for South Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,624 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,725 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20,899 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.7 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 746.39 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130.58 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in South Sudan?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2008.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- South Sudan ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.