Angola vs Niger: Per capita methane emissions
Angola
1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niger
1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Angola rank
70th
Niger rank
73rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Angola
- Niger
How they compare
Angola currently reports 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niger, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niger ahead.
Angola ranks 70th and Niger ranks 73rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 8 and Niger in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1860s | 0.6296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1870s | 0.6057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1880s | 0.5918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1890s | 0.5998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1900s | 0.6682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1910s | 0.7823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1920s | 0.8511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1930s | 0.8733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1940s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1950s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1960s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1970s | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1980s | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1990s | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2000s | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2010s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2020s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1748 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 Niger?
- Angola, at 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Angola and Niger?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Niger rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Angola ranks 70th and Niger ranks 73rd 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.