Angola vs United Kingdom: Methane emissions

Angola
43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
United Kingdom
43.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Angola rank
41st
United Kingdom rank
40th

Methane emissions over time

  • Angola
  • United Kingdom
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 43.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Angola, a difference of 270,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Angola ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 40th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1850s 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1860s 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 71.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 69.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1870s 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 82.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 80.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1880s 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 92.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 91.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1890s 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 101.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 99.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1900s 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 116.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 114.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1910s 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 123.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 121.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1920s 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 116.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 114.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1930s 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 120.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 117.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1940s 5.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 132.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 126.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1950s 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 153.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 143.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1960s 13.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 159.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 145.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1970s 16.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 148.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 131.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1980s 19.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 135.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 115.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1990s 44.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 125.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 80.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
2000s 55.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
2010s 53.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Angola
2020s 45.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 958,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Angola or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 43.81 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 United Kingdom?
270,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and United Kingdom?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Angola and United Kingdom rank globally for methane emissions?
Angola ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 40th 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.