Angola vs Spain: Methane emissions
Angola
43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Spain
44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Angola rank
41st
Spain rank
38th
Methane emissions over time
- Angola
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Angola, a difference of 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Spain ahead.
Angola ranks 41st and Spain ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1860s | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1870s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1880s | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1890s | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1900s | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1910s | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1920s | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1930s | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1940s | 5.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1950s | 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1960s | 13.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1970s | 16.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1980s | 19.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1990s | 44.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 2000s | 55.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 2010s | 53.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 2020s | 45.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Angola or Spain?
- Spain, at 44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Angola and Spain?
- 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Spain rank globally for methane emissions?
- Angola ranks 41st and Spain ranks 38th 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.