Angola vs Qatar: Greenhouse gas emissions
Angola
159.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Qatar
149.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Angola rank
46th
Qatar rank
48th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Angola
- Qatar
How they compare
Angola currently reports 159.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 149.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Qatar, a difference of 10.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 46th and Qatar ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 16 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 17.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1860s | 21.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1870s | 19.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1880s | 19.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1890s | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1900s | -1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Qatar |
| 1910s | -3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Qatar |
| 1920s | 29.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1930s | 46.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1940s | 76.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1950s | 121.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1960s | 71.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1970s | 46.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1980s | 41.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1990s | 89.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 2000s | 151.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 2010s | 199.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 115.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 2020s | 159.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Angola or Qatar?
- Angola, at 159.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 149.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Angola and Qatar?
- 10.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Qatar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Qatar rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Angola ranks 46th and Qatar ranks 48th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.