Angola vs Tanzania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Angola
7.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
8.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
24th
Tanzania rank
23rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Angola
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 8.18 billion tonnes against 7.42 billion tonnes in Angola, a difference of 756.12 million tonnes.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 15 and Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Tanzania Difference Ahead
1850s 119.60 million tonnes 42.94 million tonnes 76.66 million tonnes Angola
1860s 396.00 million tonnes 70.37 million tonnes 325.63 million tonnes Angola
1870s 677.54 million tonnes 71.33 million tonnes 606.21 million tonnes Angola
1880s 929.05 million tonnes 72.39 million tonnes 856.67 million tonnes Angola
1890s 1.07 billion tonnes 64.81 million tonnes 1.01 billion tonnes Angola
1900s 1.03 billion tonnes -6.68 million tonnes 1.04 billion tonnes Angola
1910s 927.71 million tonnes -81.05 million tonnes 1.01 billion tonnes Angola
1920s 1.05 billion tonnes -18.35 million tonnes 1.07 billion tonnes Angola
1930s 1.56 billion tonnes 271.23 million tonnes 1.29 billion tonnes Angola
1940s 2.34 billion tonnes 694.29 million tonnes 1.65 billion tonnes Angola
1950s 3.59 billion tonnes 1.37 billion tonnes 2.23 billion tonnes Angola
1960s 4.78 billion tonnes 2.39 billion tonnes 2.39 billion tonnes Angola
1970s 5.13 billion tonnes 3.42 billion tonnes 1.71 billion tonnes Angola
1980s 5.30 billion tonnes 4.35 billion tonnes 947.25 million tonnes Angola
1990s 5.45 billion tonnes 5.02 billion tonnes 424.12 million tonnes Angola
2000s 5.79 billion tonnes 5.93 billion tonnes 139.94 million tonnes Tanzania
2010s 6.77 billion tonnes 7.32 billion tonnes 553.46 million tonnes Tanzania
2020s 7.32 billion tonnes 8.03 billion tonnes 712.49 million tonnes Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Angola or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 8.18 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 Tanzania?
756.12 million tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Tanzania?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Angola and Tanzania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Angola ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 23rd 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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