Share nitrous oxide emissions in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.6355 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6355
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
32nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.35
in 1949
All-time low
0.4026
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share nitrous oxide emissions in South Sudan, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share nitrous oxide emissions in South Sudan stood at 0.6355.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in South Sudan peaked at 1.35 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.4026, in 1870.
South Sudan ranks 32nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Share nitrous oxide emissions in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4066 | — |
| 1851 | 0.4076 | +0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.4086 | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 0.4094 | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 0.4101 | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.4107 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.4111 | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.4112 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.4112 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.4109 | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.4103 | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.4096 | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.4088 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.408 | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.4072 | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.4064 | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.4056 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.4048 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.404 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.4033 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.4026 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.4035 | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.4067 | +0.8% |
| 1873 | 0.4114 | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 0.4169 | +1.3% |
| 1875 | 0.4224 | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 0.4274 | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 0.4318 | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 0.4352 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.4376 | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 0.4387 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.439 | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.4392 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.4392 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.4392 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.4391 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.4389 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.4388 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.4387 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.4387 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.4444 | +1.3% |
| 1891 | 0.4433 | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.4423 | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.4413 | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.4405 | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.4399 | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.4396 | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.4395 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.4398 | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.4405 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.4416 | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 0.4424 | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.4424 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.4419 | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 0.4412 | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.4407 | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.4405 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.4409 | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.4423 | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.4448 | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.4487 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.4558 | +1.6% |
| 1912 | 0.4669 | +2.4% |
| 1913 | 0.4812 | +3.1% |
| 1914 | 0.4978 | +3.4% |
| 1915 | 0.5157 | +3.6% |
| 1916 | 0.5344 | +3.6% |
| 1917 | 0.553 | +3.5% |
| 1918 | 0.5712 | +3.3% |
| 1919 | 0.5884 | +3.0% |
| 1920 | 0.6043 | +2.7% |
| 1921 | 0.6208 | +2.7% |
| 1922 | 0.6392 | +3.0% |
| 1923 | 0.6583 | +3.0% |
| 1924 | 0.6772 | +2.9% |
| 1925 | 0.6949 | +2.6% |
| 1926 | 0.7105 | +2.2% |
| 1927 | 0.7232 | +1.8% |
| 1928 | 0.7322 | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 0.7369 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.7363 | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.7301 | -0.8% |
| 1932 | 0.7191 | -1.5% |
| 1933 | 0.7044 | -2.0% |
| 1934 | 0.6872 | -2.4% |
| 1935 | 0.6686 | -2.7% |
| 1936 | 0.6499 | -2.8% |
| 1937 | 0.632 | -2.7% |
| 1938 | 0.6163 | -2.5% |
| 1939 | 0.6036 | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 0.5951 | -1.4% |
| 1941 | 0.6327 | +6.3% |
| 1942 | 0.7344 | +16.1% |
| 1943 | 0.8641 | +17.7% |
| 1944 | 0.9947 | +15.1% |
| 1945 | 1.11 | +11.7% |
| 1946 | 1.21 | +8.5% |
| 1947 | 1.28 | +5.9% |
| 1948 | 1.32 | +3.7% |
| 1949 | 1.35 | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 1.34 | -0.2% |
| 1951 | 1.31 | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 1.26 | -4.3% |
| 1953 | 1.18 | -5.8% |
| 1954 | 1.1 | -7.1% |
| 1955 | 1.01 | -7.9% |
| 1956 | 0.9268 | -8.4% |
| 1957 | 0.8494 | -8.4% |
| 1958 | 0.7848 | -7.6% |
| 1959 | 0.7377 | -6.0% |
| 1960 | 0.7121 | -3.5% |
| 1961 | 0.7269 | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.7087 | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.702 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6926 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6718 | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6593 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6531 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6472 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6358 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7068 | +11.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6819 | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6433 | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6962 | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4972 | -28.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5386 | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.549 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6522 | +18.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5161 | -20.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5634 | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7292 | +29.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5988 | -17.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7157 | +19.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6353 | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6224 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5544 | -10.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5495 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5636 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5138 | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5641 | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6373 | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6513 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6736 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.698 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7158 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7055 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.742 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7647 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.826 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.824 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8902 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6839 | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 0.781 | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7649 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7667 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8057 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7 | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7653 | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7524 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7883 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6723 | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6885 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7275 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7088 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7063 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7133 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7306 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6753 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7718 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6048 | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7147 | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.662 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6206 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.633 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6355 | +0.4% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.6355 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2094, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.6355 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share nitrous oxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +29.4% | 0.5634 | 0.7292 |
| 1974 | -28.6% | 0.6962 | 0.4972 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4097 | 0.4066 | 0.4112 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4068 | 0.4033 | 0.4103 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4196 | 0.4026 | 0.4376 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4389 | 0.4387 | 0.4392 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4411 | 0.4395 | 0.4444 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4419 | 0.4405 | 0.4448 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5113 | 0.4487 | 0.5884 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6798 | 0.6043 | 0.7369 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6748 | 0.6036 | 0.7363 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.01 | 0.5951 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.05 | 0.7377 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6809 | 0.6358 | 0.7269 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6045 | 0.4972 | 0.7068 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6047 | 0.5138 | 0.7292 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7238 | 0.6373 | 0.826 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7698 | 0.6839 | 0.8902 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6999 | 0.6048 | 0.7718 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6532 | 0.6206 | 0.7147 | 5 |
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More climate change data for South Sudan
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- 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 nitrous oxide emissions in South Sudan?
- Share nitrous oxide emissions in South Sudan was 0.6355 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 in 1949.
- What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4026 in 1870.
- How does South Sudan rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
- South Sudan ranks 32nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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