Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan
Sudan: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan stood at 0.1%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan peaked at 0.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
Sudan ranks 99th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2% | — |
| 1951 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.3% | +7.8% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -26.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -19.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -15.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -17.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -25.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -31.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +24.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +38.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -16.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -19.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +644.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -29.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +41.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -46.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -44.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -41.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -39.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +74.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +32.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +357.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -43.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -33.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -50.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +209.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +114.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -50.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -40.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -25.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -35.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +37.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 | +644.7% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2002 | +357.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2010 | +209.5% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2011 | +114.0% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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 share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sudan was 0.1% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Sudan rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Sudan ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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About this data
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.