Angola vs Vanuatu: CO₂ emissions per capita

Angola
0.5895 tonnes per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.6012 tonnes per person
in 2024
Angola rank
175th
Vanuatu rank
174th

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Angola
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.6012 tonnes per person against 0.5895 tonnes per person in Angola, a difference of 0.0117 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Angola ranks 175th and Vanuatu ranks 174th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2626 tonnes per person 0.7408 tonnes per person 0.4782 tonnes per person Vanuatu
1970s 0.641 tonnes per person 0.5568 tonnes per person 0.0842 tonnes per person Angola
1980s 0.529 tonnes per person 0.4884 tonnes per person 0.0405 tonnes per person Angola
1990s 0.7851 tonnes per person 0.419 tonnes per person 0.3661 tonnes per person Angola
2000s 0.9046 tonnes per person 0.3948 tonnes per person 0.5098 tonnes per person Angola
2010s 0.8986 tonnes per person 0.5302 tonnes per person 0.3684 tonnes per person Angola
2020s 0.5645 tonnes per person 0.6375 tonnes per person 0.073 tonnes per person Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Angola or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 0.6012 tonnes per person against 0.5895 tonnes per person in Angola as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Angola and Vanuatu?
0.0117 tonnes per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Vanuatu?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Angola and Vanuatu rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
Angola ranks 175th and Vanuatu ranks 174th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.