Angola vs Ethiopia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Angola
7.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia
8.90 billion tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
24th
Ethiopia rank
21st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Angola
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 8.90 billion tonnes against 7.42 billion tonnes in Angola, a difference of 1.48 billion tonnes.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Angola ranks 24th and Ethiopia ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 15 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 119.60 million tonnes | 68.75 million tonnes | 50.85 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1860s | 396.00 million tonnes | 142.81 million tonnes | 253.19 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1870s | 677.54 million tonnes | 201.37 million tonnes | 476.17 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1880s | 929.05 million tonnes | 265.45 million tonnes | 663.60 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1890s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 331.60 million tonnes | 740.89 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1900s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 444.51 million tonnes | 588.46 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1910s | 927.71 million tonnes | 642.21 million tonnes | 285.50 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1920s | 1.05 billion tonnes | 914.65 million tonnes | 132.47 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1930s | 1.56 billion tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | 243.47 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1940s | 2.34 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 443.66 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1950s | 3.59 billion tonnes | 2.85 billion tonnes | 742.44 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1960s | 4.78 billion tonnes | 4.02 billion tonnes | 760.77 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1970s | 5.13 billion tonnes | 4.97 billion tonnes | 161.74 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1980s | 5.30 billion tonnes | 5.30 billion tonnes | 4.38 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 5.45 billion tonnes | 5.01 billion tonnes | 437.63 million tonnes | Angola |
| 2000s | 5.79 billion tonnes | 5.47 billion tonnes | 311.14 million tonnes | Angola |
| 2010s | 6.77 billion tonnes | 6.88 billion tonnes | 117.03 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 7.32 billion tonnes | 8.47 billion tonnes | 1.15 billion tonnes | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Angola or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 8.90 billion tonnes against 7.42 billion tonnes in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Angola and Ethiopia?
- 1.48 billion tonnes, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ethiopia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Ethiopia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Angola ranks 24th and Ethiopia ranks 21st of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.