Angola vs South Korea: Share of global methane emissions
Angola
0.5%
in 2024
South Korea
0.4%
in 2024
Angola rank
41st
South Korea rank
44th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Angola
- South Korea
How they compare
Angola currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Korea ahead.
Angola ranks 41st and South Korea ranks 44th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | South Korea |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | South Korea |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | South Korea |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.3% | South Korea |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | South Korea |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | South Korea |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | South Korea |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | South Korea |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | South Korea |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | South Korea |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Angola |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Angola |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Angola |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Angola or South Korea?
- Angola, at 0.5% against 0.4% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Angola and South Korea?
- 0.1%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Korea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and South Korea rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Angola ranks 41st and South Korea ranks 44th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.