What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Angola and Sudan?

311,240 tonnes, with Angola ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sudan?

40 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 1989.

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.

Angola vs Sudan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Angola

1.60 million tonnes

in 1989

Sudan

1.29 million tonnes

in 2011

Angola rank

129th

Sudan rank

132nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

Angola
Sudan

How they compare

Angola currently reports 1.60 million tonnes against 1.29 million tonnes in Sudan, a difference of 311,240 tonnes.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.

Angola ranks 129th and Sudan ranks 132nd of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	433,410 tonnes	667,138 tonnes	233,728 tonnes	Sudan
1960s	1.15 million tonnes	1.24 million tonnes	88,157 tonnes	Sudan
1970s	1.59 million tonnes	1.29 million tonnes	301,608 tonnes	Angola
1980s	1.60 million tonnes	1.29 million tonnes	311,240 tonnes	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Angola or Sudan?: Angola, at 1.60 million tonnes against 1.29 million tonnes in Sudan as of 1989.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Angola and Sudan?: 311,240 tonnes, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sudan?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 1989.
How do Angola and Sudan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?: Angola ranks 129th and Sudan ranks 132nd 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

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.