Angola vs Netherlands: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Angola
159.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Netherlands
147.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Angola rank
46th
Netherlands rank
49th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Angola
- Netherlands
How they compare
Angola currently reports 159.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 147.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Netherlands, a difference of 12.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Angola ranks 46th and Netherlands ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 17.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 825,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1860s | 21.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1870s | 19.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 19.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1900s | -1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1910s | -3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 29.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 46.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 76.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1950s | 121.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1960s | 71.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 46.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 214.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 168.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 41.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 208.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 89.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 228.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 151.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 223.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 199.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 159.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Angola or Netherlands?
- Angola, at 159.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 147.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Angola and Netherlands?
- 12.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Netherlands rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Angola ranks 46th and Netherlands ranks 49th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.