Angola vs Mexico: Per capita methane emissions
Angola
1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mexico
1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Angola rank
70th
Mexico rank
68th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Angola
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Angola, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mexico ahead.
Angola ranks 70th and Mexico ranks 68th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 9 and Mexico in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1860s | 0.6296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1870s | 0.6057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1880s | 0.5918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1890s | 0.5998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1900s | 0.6682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0.7823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0.8511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.8733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1940s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1950s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1960s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1970s | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1980s | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1990s | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2000s | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2010s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2020s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1204 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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Angola and Mexico?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mexico?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Mexico rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Angola ranks 70th and Mexico ranks 68th 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.