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Share global methane emissions in Sudan

Sudan: Share global methane emissions was 0.757 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.757
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
25th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.9559
in 1850
All-time low
0.3078
in 1962
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Sudan, 1850–2024

0.40.60.81185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Sudan stood at 0.757.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Sudan peaked at 0.9559 in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.3078, in 1962.

Sudan ranks 25th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Sudan, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.9559 —
1851 0.9554 -0.0%
1852 0.9536 -0.2%
1853 0.9512 -0.3%
1854 0.9453 -0.6%
1855 0.9437 -0.2%
1856 0.9406 -0.3%
1857 0.9394 -0.1%
1858 0.9384 -0.1%
1859 0.9351 -0.4%
1860 0.9307 -0.5%
1861 0.9288 -0.2%
1862 0.9281 -0.1%
1863 0.9244 -0.4%
1864 0.9212 -0.4%
1865 0.9185 -0.3%
1866 0.9155 -0.3%
1867 0.914 -0.2%
1868 0.9133 -0.1%
1869 0.9105 -0.3%
1870 0.9097 -0.1%
1871 0.9049 -0.5%
1872 0.8972 -0.9%
1873 0.8916 -0.6%
1874 0.8922 +0.1%
1875 0.8863 -0.7%
1876 0.8835 -0.3%
1877 0.8804 -0.4%
1878 0.878 -0.3%
1879 0.8728 -0.6%
1880 0.8644 -1.0%
1881 0.8584 -0.7%
1882 0.8523 -0.7%
1883 0.8455 -0.8%
1884 0.8426 -0.3%
1885 0.8399 -0.3%
1886 0.8366 -0.4%
1887 0.8308 -0.7%
1888 0.822 -1.1%
1889 0.8194 -0.3%
1890 0.8105 -1.1%
1891 0.8051 -0.7%
1892 0.8025 -0.3%
1893 0.8023 -0.0%
1894 0.7969 -0.7%
1895 0.7902 -0.8%
1896 0.7863 -0.5%
1897 0.7805 -0.7%
1898 0.7744 -0.8%
1899 0.765 -1.2%
1900 0.7633 -0.2%
1901 0.7557 -1.0%
1902 0.7493 -0.8%
1903 0.737 -1.6%
1904 0.7318 -0.7%
1905 0.7232 -1.2%
1906 0.7127 -1.5%
1907 0.6967 -2.2%
1908 0.6971 +0.0%
1909 0.6885 -1.2%
1910 0.6805 -1.2%
1911 0.6766 -0.6%
1912 0.6721 -0.7%
1913 0.6627 -1.4%
1914 0.6726 +1.5%
1915 0.6725 -0.0%
1916 0.6633 -1.4%
1917 0.6574 -0.9%
1918 0.6624 +0.8%
1919 0.6738 +1.7%
1920 0.6588 -2.2%
1921 0.6704 +1.8%
1922 0.6568 -2.0%
1923 0.6362 -3.1%
1924 0.6289 -1.1%
1925 0.623 -1.0%
1926 0.6206 -0.4%
1927 0.6168 -0.6%
1928 0.602 -2.4%
1929 0.5785 -3.9%
1930 0.5672 -2.0%
1931 0.5595 -1.4%
1932 0.5593 -0.0%
1933 0.5495 -1.7%
1934 0.5359 -2.5%
1935 0.5227 -2.5%
1936 0.5007 -4.2%
1937 0.491 -1.9%
1938 0.4903 -0.1%
1939 0.4796 -2.2%
1940 0.464 -3.3%
1941 0.4511 -2.8%
1942 0.4465 -1.0%
1943 0.4387 -1.7%
1944 0.4338 -1.1%
1945 0.4379 +0.9%
1946 0.4257 -2.8%
1947 0.4096 -3.8%
1948 0.4009 -2.1%
1949 0.3934 -1.9%
1950 0.3817 -3.0%
1951 0.3738 -2.0%
1952 0.3699 -1.1%
1953 0.3649 -1.3%
1954 0.3591 -1.6%
1955 0.3461 -3.6%
1956 0.3387 -2.2%
1957 0.3317 -2.1%
1958 0.3275 -1.3%
1959 0.3161 -3.5%
1960 0.3094 -2.1%
1961 0.3126 +1.0%
1962 0.3078 -1.5%
1963 0.3156 +2.5%
1964 0.3242 +2.7%
1965 0.315 -2.9%
1966 0.3202 +1.7%
1967 0.3352 +4.7%
1968 0.3498 +4.3%
1969 0.3333 -4.7%
1970 0.3344 +0.3%
1971 0.3391 +1.4%
1972 0.3367 -0.7%
1973 0.3492 +3.7%
1974 0.347 -0.6%
1975 0.3592 +3.5%
1976 0.3604 +0.3%
1977 0.3619 +0.4%
1978 0.3653 +1.0%
1979 0.3792 +3.8%
1980 0.4076 +7.5%
1981 0.4281 +5.1%
1982 0.4477 +4.6%
1983 0.4474 -0.1%
1984 0.4474 -0.0%
1985 0.4414 -1.3%
1986 0.4227 -4.3%
1987 0.4242 +0.4%
1988 0.4204 -0.9%
1989 0.4296 +2.2%
1990 0.4435 +3.2%
1991 0.4642 +4.7%
1992 0.5113 +10.1%
1993 0.5535 +8.3%
1994 0.5915 +6.9%
1995 0.6014 +1.7%
1996 0.6154 +2.3%
1997 0.6394 +3.9%
1998 0.6694 +4.7%
1999 0.6965 +4.0%
2000 0.7239 +3.9%
2001 0.7391 +2.1%
2002 0.7663 +3.7%
2003 0.7719 +0.7%
2004 0.7693 -0.3%
2005 0.7721 +0.4%
2006 0.7628 -1.2%
2007 0.7734 +1.4%
2008 0.7711 -0.3%
2009 0.7855 +1.9%
2010 0.7726 -1.6%
2011 0.7357 -4.8%
2012 0.7521 +2.2%
2013 0.7665 +1.9%
2014 0.7657 -0.1%
2015 0.7749 +1.2%
2016 0.778 +0.4%
2017 0.7736 -0.6%
2018 0.7683 -0.7%
2019 0.7704 +0.3%
2020 0.7909 +2.7%
2021 0.7809 -1.3%
2022 0.7661 -1.9%
2023 0.7563 -1.3%
2024 0.757 +0.1%

Sudan compared with similar countries

  • Sudan's 0.757 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.196, 3.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sudan's 0.757 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 5.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.9459 0.9351 0.9559 10
1860s 0.9205 0.9105 0.9307 10
1870s 0.8897 0.8728 0.9097 10
1880s 0.8412 0.8194 0.8644 10
1890s 0.7914 0.765 0.8105 10
1900s 0.7255 0.6885 0.7633 10
1910s 0.6694 0.6574 0.6805 10
1920s 0.6292 0.5785 0.6704 10
1930s 0.5256 0.4796 0.5672 10
1940s 0.4301 0.3934 0.464 10
1950s 0.3509 0.3161 0.3817 10
1960s 0.3223 0.3078 0.3498 10
1970s 0.3532 0.3344 0.3792 10
1980s 0.4317 0.4076 0.4477 10
1990s 0.5786 0.4435 0.6965 10
2000s 0.7635 0.7239 0.7855 10
2010s 0.7658 0.7357 0.778 10
2020s 0.7703 0.7563 0.7909 5

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 22 Philippines 0.8518 compare
  2. 23 South Africa 0.8191 compare
  3. 24 Chad 0.8119 compare
  4. 26 Algeria 0.7085 compare
  5. 27 France 0.6749 compare
  6. 28 Tanzania 0.6713 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Sudan?
Share global methane emissions in Sudan was 0.757 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 0.9559 in 1850.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3078 in 1962.
How does Sudan rank for share global methane emissions?
Sudan ranks 25th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sudan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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