Climate Change in South Sudan

983 indicators covering climate change for South Sudan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 0 tonnes per person 2011 141st
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% 2025 50th
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 57.62 years 2023 down 1.1% 232nd
Rice — Area harvested, per capita 0.0026 ha per person 2023 up 69.2% 59th
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0479 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 75.0% 74th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 69.0% 59th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 74.7% 74th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 65.8% 60th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 71.4% 72nd
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0.0014 t per person 2023 up 69.2% 59th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square 0.0263 t per square kilometre 2023 up 75.0% 74th
Raw milk of sheep — Production 135,339 t 2023 down 6.7% 16th
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 1.7 2022 up 6.2% 203rd
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 2.8% 87th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 92nd
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 19.0% 88th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 16.7% 94th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 16.7% 88th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 14.3% 95th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0025 kg per person 2023 down 27.2% 93rd
Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 0.0454 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 25.1% 104th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 69.2% 62nd
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 75.0% 81st
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 69.2% 62nd
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 75.0% 81st
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 69.2% 62nd
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 75.0% 81st
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 5.4 t 2023 up 1,536.4% 113th
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 8.17 1000 USD 2023 up 1,892.7% 110th
Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 36.47 2021 unchanged 119th
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 26.28 TJ 2023 down 80.7% 95th
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 26.28 TJ 2023 down 80.7% 95th
Raw milk of sheep — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,370 kt 2023 down 9.6% 11th
Per capita methane emissions by sector 214.22 kilograms per person 2023 up 42.4% 54th
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 17.84 million tonnes 2023 up 0.3% 26th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 47.55 million tonnes 2023 up 3.3% 28th
Methane emissions by sector 880,000 tonnes 2023 up 11.4% 19th
Methane emissions from agriculture 29.71 million tonnes 2023 up 5.1% 27th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 80.99 kilograms per person 2023 down 3.8% 173rd
CO₂ emissions from transport 930,000 tonnes 2023 down 1.1% 147th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 20.9 kilograms per person 2023 up 94.5% 134th
Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 7.4 2025 up 80.5% 24th
Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 8.5 2025 up 23.2% 1st
Lack of coping capacity 9.2 2025 down 1.1% 1st
Vulnerability 8.9 2025 up 4.7% 2nd
CO₂ emissions by sector 30,000 tonnes 2023 up 200.0% 162nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 2.61 kilograms per person 2023 up 191.7% 173rd
Terrestrial protected areas 15.4% 2025 down 0.6% 123rd
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 15.4% 2025 down 0.6% 83rd
Raw milk of sheep — Emissions intensity 10.12 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 down 3.2% 12th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 69.2% 56th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 75.0% 74th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 75.3% 68th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 81.2% 80th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 78.5% 68th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 84.5% 80th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 77.9% 68th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 83.9% 81st
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0726 kg per person 2023 up 78.4% 68th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 1.32 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 84.5% 81st