Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Sudan
Sudan: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 1.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Sudan, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Sudan stood at 1.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Sudan peaked at 2.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2014.
Sudan ranks 10th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.0% | — |
| 1991 | 2.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +34.6% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -24.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +20.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 1.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 12.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 1.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 14.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 6 |
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Sudan?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Sudan was 1.8% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Sudan ranks 10th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.