Angola vs South Korea: Methane emissions

Angola
43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
South Korea
39.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Angola rank
41st
South Korea rank
44th

Methane emissions over time

  • Angola
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in South Korea, a difference of 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Korea ahead.

Angola ranks 41st and South Korea ranks 44th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola South Korea Difference Ahead
1850s 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1860s 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1870s 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1880s 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1890s 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1900s 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1910s 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1920s 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1930s 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1940s 5.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1950s 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1960s 13.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1970s 16.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1980s 19.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1990s 44.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Angola
2000s 55.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Angola
2010s 53.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Angola
2020s 45.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.81 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 South Korea?
Angola, at 43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Angola and South Korea?
3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Korea?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Angola and South Korea rank globally for methane emissions?
Angola ranks 41st and South Korea ranks 44th 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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.