Angola vs South Sudan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Angola
1.32 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Sudan
1.26 tonnes per person
in 2024
Angola rank
42nd
South Sudan rank
44th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Angola
- South Sudan
How they compare
Angola currently reports 1.32 tonnes per person against 1.26 tonnes per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per person.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 42nd and South Sudan ranks 44th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 11 and South Sudan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.27 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | 5.53 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 1860s | 10.91 tonnes per person | 3.37 tonnes per person | 7.54 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 1870s | 8.84 tonnes per person | 3.07 tonnes per person | 5.77 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 1880s | 7.96 tonnes per person | 2.84 tonnes per person | 5.12 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 1890s | 0.9732 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1900s | -2.73 tonnes per person | 2.51 tonnes per person | 5.24 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1910s | -3.93 tonnes per person | 2.38 tonnes per person | 6.31 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 12 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | 9.56 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 1930s | 17.2 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | 14.57 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 1940s | 23.32 tonnes per person | 3.4 tonnes per person | 19.91 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 1950s | 31.28 tonnes per person | 4.94 tonnes per person | 26.33 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 1960s | 12.94 tonnes per person | 4.42 tonnes per person | 8.52 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 1970s | 3.35 tonnes per person | 3.25 tonnes per person | 0.1086 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 1980s | 1.42 tonnes per person | 4.86 tonnes per person | 3.44 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.41 tonnes per person | 5.84 tonnes per person | 4.43 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 3.03 tonnes per person | 3.21 tonnes per person | 0.1869 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 3.8 tonnes per person | 3.35 tonnes per person | 0.452 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 2020s | 1.45 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 0.3593 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Angola or South Sudan?
- Angola, at 1.32 tonnes per person against 1.26 tonnes per person in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Angola and South Sudan?
- 0.06 tonnes per person, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and South Sudan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Angola ranks 42nd and South Sudan ranks 44th of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.