South Sudan vs. Sudan
Environment
| South Sudan | Sudan |
Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 41.12 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 1.73 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 7.61 megatons (2020 est.) | particulate matter emissions: 47.92 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 20 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 75.1 megatons (2020 est.) |
Total water withdrawal | municipal: 193 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 225 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 240 million cubic meters (2017 est.) | municipal: 950 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 75 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 25.91 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 2.65% of GDP (2015 est.) | forest revenues: 3.01% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 2,680,681 tons (2013 est.) | municipal solid waste generated annually: 2,831,291 tons (2015 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook