Angola vs Zambia: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average

Angola
0.5895 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.565 tonnes per person
in 2024
Angola rank
175th
Zambia rank
178th

Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time

  • Angola
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 0.5895 tonnes per person against 0.565 tonnes per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0245 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.

Angola ranks 175th and Zambia ranks 178th of 213 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0843 tonnes per person 1.34 tonnes per person 1.25 tonnes per person Zambia
1960s 0.2291 tonnes per person 1.08 tonnes per person 0.854 tonnes per person Zambia
1970s 0.641 tonnes per person 0.8031 tonnes per person 0.1622 tonnes per person Zambia
1980s 0.529 tonnes per person 0.4618 tonnes per person 0.0672 tonnes per person Angola
1990s 0.7851 tonnes per person 0.2603 tonnes per person 0.5248 tonnes per person Angola
2000s 0.9046 tonnes per person 0.1891 tonnes per person 0.7155 tonnes per person Angola
2010s 0.8986 tonnes per person 0.3435 tonnes per person 0.5551 tonnes per person Angola
2020s 0.5645 tonnes per person 0.536 tonnes per person 0.0285 tonnes per person Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Angola or Zambia?
Angola, at 0.5895 tonnes per person against 0.565 tonnes per person in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Angola and Zambia?
0.0245 tonnes per person, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Angola and Zambia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
Angola ranks 175th and Zambia ranks 178th 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.