Angola vs Greece: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Angola
49.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece
60.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Angola rank
62nd
Greece rank
59th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Angola
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 60.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 49.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Angola, a difference of 11.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 62nd and Greece ranks 59th of 198 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 536,193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 888,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 352,330 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1860s | 560,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 461,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1870s | 602,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 605,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1880s | 656,433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 555,086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1890s | 694,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 955,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1900s | 780,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1910s | 942,377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1920s | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1930s | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1940s | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1950s | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1960s | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1970s | 10.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1980s | 15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1990s | 41.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2000s | 55.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2010s | 60.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2020s | 48.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
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 Greece?
- Greece, at 60.62 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 Greece?
- 11.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Greece?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Greece rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Angola ranks 62nd and Greece ranks 59th 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.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.