Angola vs United Kingdom: Share of global methane emissions
Angola
0.5%
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.5%
in 2024
Angola rank
41st
United Kingdom rank
39th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Angola
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Angola, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Angola ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 39th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 4.5% | 4.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 5.0% | 4.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 5.4% | 5.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 5.5% | 5.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 5.5% | 5.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 5.5% | 5.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 5.3% | 5.2% | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 4.6% | 4.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 4.2% | 4.1% | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 3.9% | 3.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 3.6% | 3.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 2.9% | 2.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 2.3% | 2.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.9% | 1.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Angola |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Angola or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Angola and United Kingdom?
- 0.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and United Kingdom?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and United Kingdom rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Angola ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 39th 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.