Angola vs Poland: Per capita methane emissions

Angola
1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Poland
1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Angola rank
70th
Poland rank
69th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Angola
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Angola, a difference of 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.

Angola ranks 70th and Poland ranks 69th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Poland Difference Ahead
1850s 0.6692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Poland
1860s 0.6296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Poland
1870s 0.6057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Poland
1880s 0.5918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Poland
1890s 0.5998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Poland
1900s 0.6682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Poland
1910s 0.7823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Poland
1920s 0.8511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Poland
1930s 0.8733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Poland
1940s 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Poland
1950s 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Poland
1960s 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Poland
1970s 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Poland
1980s 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Poland
1990s 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
2000s 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
2010s 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
2020s 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0804 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 Poland?
Poland, at 1.15 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 Poland?
0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Poland?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Angola and Poland rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Angola ranks 70th and Poland ranks 69th 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

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (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
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.