Greenhouse gas emissions — all countries

Greenhouse gas emissions — South Sudan

Greenhouse gas emissions in South Sudan in 2024 — 58.85 Mt CO₂e. Ranked 114 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 1,023.2%.

2024 58.85 Mt CO₂e +0.81% vs 2023
World rank 114of 199
Period maximum 79.02 Mt CO₂e2011
Period minimum 5.24 Mt CO₂e1851

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gas emissions — South Sudan, 1850–2024020406080185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 5.24 Mt CO₂e1853: 5.24 Mt CO₂e1856: 5.24 Mt CO₂e1859: 5.24 Mt CO₂e1862: 5.25 Mt CO₂e1865: 5.25 Mt CO₂e1868: 5.25 Mt CO₂e1871: 5.28 Mt CO₂e1874: 5.41 Mt CO₂e1877: 5.58 Mt CO₂e1880: 5.69 Mt CO₂e1883: 5.74 Mt CO₂e1886: 5.77 Mt CO₂e1889: 5.79 Mt CO₂e1892: 5.91 Mt CO₂e1895: 5.96 Mt CO₂e1898: 6.01 Mt CO₂e1901: 6.09 Mt CO₂e1904: 6.17 Mt CO₂e1907: 6.26 Mt CO₂e1910: 6.38 Mt CO₂e1913: 6.6 Mt CO₂e1916: 7.03 Mt CO₂e1919: 7.34 Mt CO₂e1922: 7.9 Mt CO₂e1925: 8.4 Mt CO₂e1928: 8.86 Mt CO₂e1931: 9.22 Mt CO₂e1934: 9.32 Mt CO₂e1937: 9.25 Mt CO₂e1940: 9.53 Mt CO₂e1943: 12.57 Mt CO₂e1946: 17.44 Mt CO₂e1949: 21.02 Mt CO₂e1952: 22.55 Mt CO₂e1955: 21.65 Mt CO₂e1958: 20.69 Mt CO₂e1961: 32.09 Mt CO₂e1964: 32.09 Mt CO₂e1967: 33.14 Mt CO₂e1970: 38.1 Mt CO₂e1973: 40.46 Mt CO₂e1976: 36.87 Mt CO₂e1979: 38.34 Mt CO₂e1982: 49.64 Mt CO₂e1985: 40.03 Mt CO₂e1988: 38.61 Mt CO₂e1991: 45.16 Mt CO₂e1994: 59.14 Mt CO₂e1997: 56.19 Mt CO₂e2000: 61.58 Mt CO₂e2003: 61.89 Mt CO₂e2006: 61.63 Mt CO₂e2009: 69.7 Mt CO₂e2012: 69.83 Mt CO₂e2015: 62.4 Mt CO₂e2018: 66.11 Mt CO₂e2021: 61.66 Mt CO₂e2024: 58.85 Mt CO₂e
Change over the period: +53.61 (+1,023.23%) Average annual rate: 1.4 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Sudan

South Sudan 58.85 Mt CO₂e
World computed 54,413.64 Mt CO₂e
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 3,922.09 Mt CO₂e
Eastern Africa computed 1,019.23 Mt CO₂e
Low-income countries computed 2,052.87 Mt CO₂e
Greenhouse gas emissions — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt CO₂e Change Change, %
2024 58.85 +0.47 +0.81%
2023 58.38 +0.19 +0.33%
2022 58.19 −3.48 −5.64%
2021 61.66 −5.48 −8.16%
2020 67.14 +15.01 +28.79%
2019 52.13 −13.97 −21.14%
2018 66.11 +5.73 +9.49%
2017 60.38 −3.47 −5.44%
2016 63.85 +1.45 +2.32%
2015 62.4 +3.19 +5.39%
2014 59.21 −4.04 −6.39%
2013 63.26 −6.58 −9.42%
2012 69.83 −9.19 −11.62%
2011 79.02 +10.46 +15.25%
2010 68.57 −1.14 −1.63%
2009 69.7 +18.83 +37.01%
2008 50.87 −14.13 −21.74%
2007 65 +3.37 +5.47%
2006 61.63 −3.54 −5.44%
2005 65.17 +0.74 +1.15%
2004 64.43 +2.55 +4.12%
2003 61.89 −2.32 −3.62%
2002 64.21 +12.02 +23.03%
2001 52.19 −9.38 −15.24%
2000 61.58 +3.61 +6.23%
1999 57.96 −0.04 −0.08%
1998 58.01 +1.82 +3.23%
1997 56.19 −1.14 −1.99%
1996 57.33 −0.67 −1.15%
1995 58 −1.14 −1.92%
1994 59.14 +4.57 +8.36%
1993 54.57 −0.54 −0.98%
1992 55.11 +9.95 +22.04%
1991 45.16 +0.44 +0.98%
1990 44.72 +2.81 +6.7%
1989 41.91 +3.31 +8.56%
1988 38.61 −1.43 −3.58%
1987 40.04 +0.42 +1.06%
1986 39.62 −0.41 −1.02%
1985 40.03 −3.77 −8.61%
1984 43.8 −2.17 −4.72%
1983 45.97 −3.67 −7.39%
1982 49.64 +8.07 +19.4%
1981 41.57 −5.38 −11.46%
1980 46.95 +8.62 +22.47%
1979 38.34 +2.79 +7.85%
1978 35.55 −5.55 −13.5%
1977 41.1 +4.22 +11.46%
1976 36.87 +0.84 +2.34%
1975 36.03 +2.42 +7.19%
1974 33.61 −6.84 −16.91%
1973 40.46 +3.49 +9.43%
1972 36.97 −0.77 −2.03%
1971 37.74 −0.37 −0.97%
1970 38.1 +4.19 +12.34%
1969 33.92 +0.15 +0.43%
1968 33.77 +0.63 +1.9%
1967 33.14 +0.64 +1.98%
1966 32.5 +0.61 +1.91%
1965 31.89 −0.2 −0.64%
1964 32.09 +0.5 +1.57%
1963 31.6 +0.14 +0.44%
1962 31.46 −0.63 −1.96%
1961 32.09 +11.37 +54.9%
1960 20.71 +0.14 +0.68%
1959 20.57 −0.12 −0.57%
1958 20.69 −0.07 −0.34%
1957 20.76 −0.22 −1.04%
1956 20.98 −0.67 −3.09%
1955 21.65 −0.11 −0.52%
1954 21.76 −0.47 −2.1%
1953 22.23 −0.32 −1.43%
1952 22.55 +0.18 +0.82%
1951 22.37 +0.55 +2.52%
1950 21.82 +0.8 +3.8%
1949 21.02 +0.85 +4.24%
1948 20.16 +1.23 +6.47%
1947 18.94 +1.5 +8.6%
1946 17.44 +1.66 +10.49%
1945 15.78 +1.63 +11.53%
1944 14.15 +1.58 +12.59%
1943 12.57 +1.32 +11.68%
1942 11.25 +1.03 +10.11%
1941 10.22 +0.69 +7.25%
1940 9.53 +0.26 +2.78%
1939 9.27 −0 −0.05%
1938 9.28 +0.03 +0.28%
1937 9.25 +0 +0.05%
1936 9.25 −0.02 −0.25%
1935 9.27 −0.05 −0.54%
1934 9.32 +0.01 +0.14%
1933 9.31 +0.01 +0.09%
1932 9.3 +0.08 +0.86%
1931 9.22 +0.12 +1.31%
1930 9.1 +0.14 +1.57%
1929 8.96 +0.1 +1.17%
1928 8.86 +0.15 +1.73%
1927 8.7 +0.12 +1.34%
1926 8.59 +0.19 +2.26%
1925 8.4 +0.15 +1.83%
1924 8.25 +0.17 +2.07%
1923 8.08 +0.18 +2.29%
1922 7.9 +0.21 +2.69%
1921 7.69 +0.16 +2.18%
1920 7.53 +0.19 +2.6%
1919 7.34 +0.12 +1.65%
1918 7.22 +0.09 +1.28%
1917 7.13 +0.1 +1.37%
1916 7.03 +0.16 +2.34%
1915 6.87 +0.11 +1.63%
1914 6.76 +0.16 +2.45%
1913 6.6 +0.07 +1.03%
1912 6.53 +0.09 +1.35%
1911 6.45 +0.06 +0.99%
1910 6.38 +0.03 +0.5%
1909 6.35 +0.02 +0.38%
1908 6.33 +0.06 +0.99%
1907 6.26 +0.03 +0.5%
1906 6.23 +0.03 +0.53%
1905 6.2 +0.03 +0.55%
1904 6.17 +0.01 +0.08%
1903 6.16 +0.02 +0.36%
1902 6.14 +0.05 +0.87%
1901 6.09 +0.02 +0.36%
1900 6.06 +0.04 +0.63%
1899 6.03 +0.02 +0.3%
1898 6.01 +0.02 +0.3%
1897 5.99 +0.02 +0.27%
1896 5.97 +0.02 +0.27%
1895 5.96 +0.02 +0.27%
1894 5.94 +0.02 +0.25%
1893 5.93 +0.01 +0.25%
1892 5.91 +0.02 +0.29%
1891 5.9 +0.02 +0.34%
1890 5.88 +0.09 +1.49%
1889 5.79 +0.01 +0.16%
1888 5.78 +0.01 +0.12%
1887 5.77 +0.01 +0.1%
1886 5.77 +0.01 +0.17%
1885 5.76 +0.01 +0.16%
1884 5.75 +0.01 +0.17%
1883 5.74 +0.01 +0.23%
1882 5.73 +0.01 +0.26%
1881 5.71 +0.02 +0.37%
1880 5.69 +0.02 +0.41%
1879 5.67 +0.04 +0.66%
1878 5.63 +0.05 +0.88%
1877 5.58 +0.05 +1%
1876 5.53 +0.06 +1.06%
1875 5.47 +0.06 +1.05%
1874 5.41 +0.05 +0.97%
1873 5.36 +0.04 +0.83%
1872 5.31 +0.03 +0.61%
1871 5.28 +0.03 +0.55%
1870 5.25 −0 −0.06%
1869 5.26 +0 +0.04%
1868 5.25 +0 +0.04%
1867 5.25 +0 +0.02%
1866 5.25 +0 +0.02%
1865 5.25 +0 +0.02%
1864 5.25 +0 +0%
1863 5.25 −0 −0.02%
1862 5.25 −0 −0.04%
1861 5.25 −0 −0.1%
1860 5.26 +0.01 +0.27%
1859 5.24 −0 −0.04%
1858 5.25 +0 +0.1%
1857 5.24 +0 +0.06%
1856 5.24 −0 −0.02%
1855 5.24 +0 +0.02%
1854 5.24 −0 −0.04%
1853 5.24 +0 +0.06%
1852 5.24 +0 +0%
1851 5.24 −0 −0.06%
1850 5.24

About the indicator

Total greenhouse gas emissions converted into CO2 equivalent: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, including emissions from land use and agriculture. The conversion uses 100-year global warming potentials. For countries with large agriculture this indicator runs substantially above emissions of CO2 alone.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.