Angola vs Congo: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Angola
0.4109 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo
0.3928 tonnes per person
in 2024
Angola rank
166th
Congo rank
168th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Angola
- Congo
How they compare
Angola currently reports 0.4109 tonnes per person against 0.3928 tonnes per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0181 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Angola ranks 166th and Congo ranks 168th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0623 tonnes per person | 0.1592 tonnes per person | 0.097 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.194 tonnes per person | 0.2515 tonnes per person | 0.0575 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.3181 tonnes per person | 0.2257 tonnes per person | 0.0924 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 1980s | 0.2417 tonnes per person | 0.4489 tonnes per person | 0.2072 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.2176 tonnes per person | 0.4189 tonnes per person | 0.2013 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.3561 tonnes per person | 0.241 tonnes per person | 0.1151 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 2010s | 0.5597 tonnes per person | 0.4235 tonnes per person | 0.1361 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 2020s | 0.377 tonnes per person | 0.3851 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Angola or Congo?
- Angola, at 0.4109 tonnes per person against 0.3928 tonnes per person in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Angola and Congo?
- 0.0181 tonnes per person, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Congo rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Angola ranks 166th and Congo ranks 168th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.