Angola vs South Africa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Angola
7.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
South Africa
7.22 billion tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
24th
South Africa rank
25th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Angola
- South Africa
How they compare
Angola currently reports 7.42 billion tonnes against 7.22 billion tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 198.00 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 25th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 10 and South Africa in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 119.60 million tonnes | 16.14 million tonnes | 103.46 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1860s | 396.00 million tonnes | 59.14 million tonnes | 336.86 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1870s | 677.54 million tonnes | 185.04 million tonnes | 492.50 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1880s | 929.05 million tonnes | 378.22 million tonnes | 550.83 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1890s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 570.60 million tonnes | 501.88 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1900s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 851.28 million tonnes | 181.70 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1910s | 927.71 million tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | 247.18 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1920s | 1.05 billion tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | 482.94 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1930s | 1.56 billion tonnes | 1.95 billion tonnes | 386.08 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1940s | 2.34 billion tonnes | 2.52 billion tonnes | 175.74 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1950s | 3.59 billion tonnes | 3.32 billion tonnes | 269.58 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1960s | 4.78 billion tonnes | 4.17 billion tonnes | 612.36 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1970s | 5.13 billion tonnes | 4.90 billion tonnes | 232.09 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1980s | 5.30 billion tonnes | 5.57 billion tonnes | 272.73 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1990s | 5.45 billion tonnes | 6.36 billion tonnes | 915.02 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 2000s | 5.79 billion tonnes | 6.98 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | South Africa |
| 2010s | 6.77 billion tonnes | 7.20 billion tonnes | 428.12 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 2020s | 7.32 billion tonnes | 7.22 billion tonnes | 104.00 million tonnes | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Angola or South Africa?
- Angola, at 7.42 billion tonnes against 7.22 billion tonnes in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Angola and South Africa?
- 198.00 million tonnes, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Angola ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 25th 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.