Angola vs Qatar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Angola
378.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
390.92 million tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
92nd
Qatar rank
90th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Angola
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 390.92 million tonnes against 378.30 million tonnes in Angola, a difference of 12.63 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.
Angola ranks 92nd and Qatar ranks 90th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.30 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 996,060 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1960s | 7.64 million tonnes | 4.75 million tonnes | 2.89 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1970s | 25.27 million tonnes | 8.86 million tonnes | 16.41 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1980s | 48.48 million tonnes | 26.21 million tonnes | 22.27 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1990s | 73.36 million tonnes | 61.48 million tonnes | 11.89 million tonnes | Angola |
| 2000s | 119.06 million tonnes | 164.13 million tonnes | 45.07 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 2010s | 242.33 million tonnes | 274.14 million tonnes | 31.81 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 2020s | 348.22 million tonnes | 355.29 million tonnes | 7.07 million tonnes | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Angola or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 390.92 million tonnes against 378.30 million tonnes in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Angola and Qatar?
- 12.63 million tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Qatar?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Qatar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Angola ranks 92nd and Qatar ranks 90th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.