Angola vs Ethiopia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Angola
49.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ethiopia
58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Angola rank
62nd
Ethiopia rank
61st
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Angola
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 49.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Angola, a difference of 9.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Angola ranks 62nd and Ethiopia ranks 61st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 536,193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 560,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 602,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 656,433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 694,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 780,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 942,377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 10.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 337,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1990s | 41.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 2000s | 55.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 2010s | 60.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 2020s | 48.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Angola or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 49.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Angola and Ethiopia?
- 9.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ethiopia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Ethiopia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Angola ranks 62nd and Ethiopia ranks 61st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.