How have things changed?, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0046 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed?, per capita in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in South Sudan stood at 0.0046 metric tons per person. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.0046 metric tons per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 metric tons per person, in 2014.
That places South Sudan 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.004 metric tons per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0046 metric tons per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0046 metric tons per person, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0046 metric tons per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0037 metric tons per person | 0.0033 metric tons per person | 0.0043 metric tons per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 metric tons per person | 0.004 metric tons per person | 0.0046 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27.22 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8628 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 10,990 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 26,453 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 8,797 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in South Sudan?
- How have things changed?, per capita in South Sudan was 0.0046 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 metric tons per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 metric tons per person in 2014.
- How does South Sudan rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.