Angola vs Congo: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Angola
658,768 tonnes
in 2024
Congo
565,497 tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
47th
Congo rank
49th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Angola
- Congo
How they compare
Angola currently reports 658,768 tonnes against 565,497 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 93,271 tonnes.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 47th and Congo ranks 49th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47,970 tonnes | 10,895 tonnes | 37,075 tonnes | Angola |
| 1960s | 216,450 tonnes | 31,510 tonnes | 184,939 tonnes | Angola |
| 1970s | 270,610 tonnes | -15,389 tonnes | 285,999 tonnes | Angola |
| 1980s | -56,644 tonnes | 114,755 tonnes | 171,399 tonnes | Congo |
| 1990s | 1.23 million tonnes | 241,995 tonnes | 991,858 tonnes | Angola |
| 2000s | 340,706 tonnes | 102,808 tonnes | 237,898 tonnes | Angola |
| 2010s | 154,176 tonnes | 234,994 tonnes | 80,819 tonnes | Congo |
| 2020s | 24,700 tonnes | 309,236 tonnes | 284,536 tonnes | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Angola or Congo?
- Angola, at 658,768 tonnes against 565,497 tonnes in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Angola and Congo?
- 93,271 tonnes, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Congo rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Angola ranks 47th and Congo ranks 49th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.