Angola vs China: Per capita methane emissions
Angola
1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
China
1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Angola rank
70th
China rank
72nd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Angola
- China
How they compare
Angola currently reports 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in China, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 70th and China ranks 72nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 15 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1860s | 0.6296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1870s | 0.6057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | China |
| 1880s | 0.5918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | China |
| 1890s | 0.5998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | China |
| 1900s | 0.6682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1910s | 0.7823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1920s | 0.8511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1930s | 0.8733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1940s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1950s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1960s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1970s | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1980s | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1990s | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2000s | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2010s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2020s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Angola or China?
- Angola, at 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Angola and China?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and China?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and China rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Angola ranks 70th and China ranks 72nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.