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