Angola vs Romania: Per capita methane emissions

Angola
1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania
1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Angola rank
70th
Romania rank
71st

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Angola
  • Romania
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Romania, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.

Angola ranks 70th and Romania ranks 71st of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 8 and Romania in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Romania Difference Ahead
1850s 0.6692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1860s 0.6296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1870s 0.6057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1880s 0.5918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1890s 0.5998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1900s 0.6682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1910s 0.7823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1920s 0.8511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1930s 0.8733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1940s 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1950s 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1960s 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1970s 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1980s 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1990s 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
2000s 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
2010s 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
2020s 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1362 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 Romania?
Angola, at 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Angola and Romania?
0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Romania?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Angola and Romania rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Angola ranks 70th and Romania ranks 71st 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.