Angola vs Greenland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Angola
1.60 million tonnes
in 1989
Greenland
2.17 million tonnes
in 1988
Angola rank
129th
Greenland rank
127th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Angola
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 2.17 million tonnes against 1.60 million tonnes in Angola, a difference of 574,230 tonnes.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.4 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Angola ranks 129th and Greenland ranks 127th of 179 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 433,410 tonnes | 439,509 tonnes | 6,099 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1960s | 1.15 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | 296,616 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1970s | 1.59 million tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | 516,032 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1980s | 1.60 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 570,156 tonnes | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Angola or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 2.17 million tonnes against 1.60 million tonnes in Angola as of 1988.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Angola and Greenland?
- 574,230 tonnes, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Greenland?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 1988.
- How do Angola and Greenland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Angola ranks 129th and Greenland ranks 127th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.