Angola vs Italy: Methane emissions
Angola
43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Italy
40.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Angola rank
41st
Italy rank
43rd
Methane emissions over time
- Angola
- Italy
How they compare
Angola currently reports 43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Italy, a difference of 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Italy ahead.
Angola ranks 41st and Italy ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1860s | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1870s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1880s | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1890s | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1900s | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1910s | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1920s | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1930s | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1940s | 5.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1950s | 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1960s | 13.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1970s | 16.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1980s | 19.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1990s | 44.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 2000s | 55.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 2010s | 53.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 2020s | 45.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Angola or Italy?
- Angola, at 43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Angola and Italy?
- 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Italy?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Italy rank globally for methane emissions?
- Angola ranks 41st and Italy ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.