Waste — Emissions per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions per capita in South Sudan stood at 0.16 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.15 t CO2eq/cap, in 2012.
South Sudan ranks 131st of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1537 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 131 Guinea-Bissau 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 131 Sudan 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 131 Tajikistan 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 131 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for South Sudan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 30,624 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 9,725 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 20,899 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 36.7 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 746.39 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 130.58 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4.66 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in South Sudan?
- Waste — emissions per capita in South Sudan was 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2017.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 t CO2eq/cap in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 131st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.