Statizoid

Change air pollutant emissions in Angola

Angola: Change air pollutant emissions was 1.61 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
1.61 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
40th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.61 million
in 2022
All-time low
144,294
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022

Change air pollutant emissions in Angola, 1750–2022

0500.0k1.0M1.5M175018862022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, change air pollutant emissions in Angola stood at 1.61 million. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change air pollutant emissions in Angola peaked at 1.61 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 144,294, in 1750.

That places Angola 40th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Change air pollutant emissions in Angola, year by year

Year Value Change
1750 144,294 —
1751 144,326 +0.0%
1752 144,357 +0.0%
1753 144,388 +0.0%
1754 144,420 +0.0%
1755 144,451 +0.0%
1756 144,482 +0.0%
1757 144,513 +0.0%
1758 144,545 +0.0%
1759 144,576 +0.0%
1760 144,607 +0.0%
1761 144,637 +0.0%
1762 144,667 +0.0%
1763 144,696 +0.0%
1764 144,726 +0.0%
1765 144,756 +0.0%
1766 144,786 +0.0%
1767 144,815 +0.0%
1768 144,845 +0.0%
1769 144,875 +0.0%
1770 144,904 +0.0%
1771 144,932 +0.0%
1772 144,960 +0.0%
1773 144,988 +0.0%
1774 145,016 +0.0%
1775 145,044 +0.0%
1776 145,072 +0.0%
1777 145,100 +0.0%
1778 145,128 +0.0%
1779 145,156 +0.0%
1780 145,184 +0.0%
1781 145,210 +0.0%
1782 145,236 +0.0%
1783 145,262 +0.0%
1784 145,288 +0.0%
1785 145,314 +0.0%
1786 145,340 +0.0%
1787 145,366 +0.0%
1788 145,392 +0.0%
1789 145,418 +0.0%
1790 145,444 +0.0%
1791 145,468 +0.0%
1792 145,492 +0.0%
1793 145,516 +0.0%
1794 145,540 +0.0%
1795 145,564 +0.0%
1796 145,588 +0.0%
1797 145,611 +0.0%
1798 145,635 +0.0%
1799 145,659 +0.0%
1800 145,683 +0.0%
1801 145,705 +0.0%
1802 145,726 +0.0%
1803 145,748 +0.0%
1804 145,769 +0.0%
1805 145,791 +0.0%
1806 145,812 +0.0%
1807 145,834 +0.0%
1808 145,855 +0.0%
1809 145,877 +0.0%
1810 145,898 +0.0%
1811 145,991 +0.1%
1812 146,084 +0.1%
1813 146,176 +0.1%
1814 146,269 +0.1%
1815 146,362 +0.1%
1816 146,454 +0.1%
1817 146,547 +0.1%
1818 146,639 +0.1%
1819 146,731 +0.1%
1820 146,824 +0.1%
1821 146,914 +0.1%
1822 147,004 +0.1%
1823 147,095 +0.1%
1824 147,185 +0.1%
1825 147,275 +0.1%
1826 147,365 +0.1%
1827 147,456 +0.1%
1828 147,546 +0.1%
1829 147,636 +0.1%
1830 147,726 +0.1%
1831 147,813 +0.1%
1832 147,901 +0.1%
1833 147,989 +0.1%
1834 148,076 +0.1%
1835 148,164 +0.1%
1836 148,251 +0.1%
1837 148,339 +0.1%
1838 148,426 +0.1%
1839 148,513 +0.1%
1840 148,600 +0.1%
1841 148,685 +0.1%
1842 148,770 +0.1%
1843 148,854 +0.1%
1844 148,939 +0.1%
1845 149,023 +0.1%
1846 149,108 +0.1%
1847 149,192 +0.1%
1848 149,276 +0.1%
1849 149,360 +0.1%
1850 149,418 +0.0%
1851 149,699 +0.2%
1852 149,981 +0.2%
1853 150,263 +0.2%
1854 150,546 +0.2%
1855 150,829 +0.2%
1856 151,098 +0.2%
1857 151,368 +0.2%
1858 151,638 +0.2%
1859 155,827 +2.8%
1860 160,133 +2.8%
1861 164,559 +2.8%
1862 169,108 +2.8%
1863 173,784 +2.8%
1864 178,590 +2.8%
1865 184,185 +3.1%
1866 189,972 +3.1%
1867 195,940 +3.1%
1868 202,097 +3.1%
1869 208,447 +3.1%
1870 214,998 +3.1%
1871 222,619 +3.5%
1872 229,605 +3.1%
1873 236,810 +3.1%
1874 244,242 +3.1%
1875 251,907 +3.1%
1876 259,813 +3.1%
1877 267,968 +3.1%
1878 276,380 +3.1%
1879 285,056 +3.1%
1880 294,005 +3.1%
1881 303,250 +3.1%
1882 312,786 +3.1%
1883 322,621 +3.1%
1884 332,766 +3.1%
1885 343,230 +3.1%
1886 354,022 +3.1%
1887 365,154 +3.1%
1888 376,636 +3.1%
1889 388,480 +3.1%
1890 400,696 +3.1%
1891 398,128 -0.6%
1892 395,578 -0.6%
1893 393,044 -0.6%
1894 390,528 -0.6%
1895 388,028 -0.6%
1896 385,574 -0.6%
1897 383,137 -0.6%
1898 380,716 -0.6%
1899 378,311 -0.6%
1900 375,923 -0.6%
1901 376,297 +0.1%
1902 376,654 +0.1%
1903 376,993 +0.1%
1904 377,316 +0.1%
1905 377,621 +0.1%
1906 377,894 +0.1%
1907 378,150 +0.1%
1908 378,390 +0.1%
1909 378,615 +0.1%
1910 378,819 +0.1%
1911 372,308 -1.7%
1912 365,904 -1.7%
1913 359,606 -1.7%
1914 353,412 -1.7%
1915 347,322 -1.7%
1916 353,865 +1.9%
1917 360,513 +1.9%
1918 367,268 +1.9%
1919 374,132 +1.9%
1920 381,105 +1.9%
1921 384,301 +0.8%
1922 387,590 +0.9%
1923 390,959 +0.9%
1924 394,409 +0.9%
1925 397,941 +0.9%
1926 401,593 +0.9%
1927 405,331 +0.9%
1928 409,203 +1.0%
1929 413,178 +1.0%
1930 417,259 +1.0%
1931 394,920 -5.4%
1932 374,587 -5.1%
1933 356,127 -4.9%
1934 339,417 -4.7%
1935 355,706 +4.8%
1936 372,632 +4.8%
1937 383,872 +3.0%
1938 395,330 +3.0%
1939 407,012 +3.0%
1940 418,920 +2.9%
1941 432,690 +3.3%
1942 446,766 +3.3%
1943 461,143 +3.2%
1944 475,920 +3.2%
1945 490,727 +3.1%
1946 492,752 +0.4%
1947 494,683 +0.4%
1948 496,514 +0.4%
1949 506,170 +1.9%
1950 517,191 +2.2%
1951 522,509 +1.0%
1952 528,116 +1.1%
1953 533,201 +1.0%
1954 539,229 +1.1%
1955 544,847 +1.0%
1956 551,309 +1.2%
1957 556,746 +1.0%
1958 561,620 +0.9%
1959 567,007 +1.0%
1960 570,494 +0.6%
1961 565,206 -0.9%
1962 573,856 +1.5%
1963 575,695 +0.3%
1964 577,709 +0.3%
1965 581,675 +0.7%
1966 595,303 +2.3%
1967 595,718 +0.1%
1968 618,255 +3.8%
1969 650,164 +5.2%
1970 678,094 +4.3%
1971 688,061 +1.5%
1972 708,891 +3.0%
1973 715,132 +0.9%
1974 720,829 +0.8%
1975 720,331 -0.1%
1976 721,277 +0.1%
1977 750,914 +4.1%
1978 776,890 +3.5%
1979 787,741 +1.4%
1980 803,646 +2.0%
1981 812,070 +1.0%
1982 824,224 +1.5%
1983 836,588 +1.5%
1984 866,039 +3.5%
1985 886,359 +2.3%
1986 901,682 +1.7%
1987 919,322 +2.0%
1988 938,473 +2.1%
1989 958,882 +2.2%
1990 980,975 +2.3%
1991 997,234 +1.7%
1992 1.02 million +2.2%
1993 1.04 million +1.6%
1994 1.05 million +1.3%
1995 1.06 million +1.1%
1996 1.08 million +1.8%
1997 1.09 million +1.0%
1998 1.10 million +0.8%
1999 1.12 million +1.5%
2000 1.12 million +0.5%
2001 1.13 million +1.2%
2002 1.15 million +1.4%
2003 1.15 million +0.4%
2004 1.19 million +3.5%
2005 1.18 million -1.1%
2006 1.20 million +2.0%
2007 1.24 million +2.6%
2008 1.28 million +3.5%
2009 1.32 million +3.1%
2010 1.36 million +3.0%
2011 1.40 million +2.6%
2012 1.41 million +1.1%
2013 1.42 million +0.7%
2014 1.46 million +3.0%
2015 1.48 million +0.9%
2016 1.48 million +0.2%
2017 1.47 million -0.8%
2018 1.48 million +0.6%
2019 1.51 million +2.4%
2020 1.50 million -0.7%
2021 1.58 million +5.6%
2022 1.61 million +1.6%

Angola compared with similar countries

  • Angola's 1.61 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 486,552, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Angola's 1.61 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 552,241, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 144,435 144,294 144,576 10
1760s 144,741 144,607 144,875 10
1770s 145,030 144,904 145,156 10
1780s 145,301 145,184 145,418 10
1790s 145,552 145,444 145,659 10
1800s 145,780 145,683 145,877 10
1810s 146,315 145,898 146,731 10
1820s 147,230 146,824 147,636 10
1830s 148,120 147,726 148,513 10
1840s 148,981 148,600 149,360 10
1850s 151,067 149,418 155,827 10
1860s 182,682 160,133 208,447 10
1870s 248,940 214,998 285,056 10
1880s 339,295 294,005 388,480 10
1890s 389,374 378,311 400,696 10
1900s 377,385 375,923 378,615 10
1910s 363,315 347,322 378,819 10
1920s 396,561 381,105 413,178 10
1930s 379,686 339,417 417,259 10
1940s 471,628 418,920 506,170 10
1950s 542,178 517,191 567,007 10
1960s 590,408 565,206 650,164 10
1970s 726,816 678,094 787,741 10
1980s 874,728 803,646 958,882 10
1990s 1.05 million 980,975 1.12 million 10
2000s 1.20 million 1.12 million 1.32 million 10
2010s 1.45 million 1.36 million 1.51 million 10
2020s 1.56 million 1.50 million 1.61 million 3

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 37 Guatemala 1.75 million compare
  2. 38 Cote d'Ivoire 1.65 million compare
  3. 39 Zimbabwe 1.63 million compare
  4. 41 Cambodia 1.60 million compare
  5. 42 Australia 1.56 million compare
  6. 43 Colombia 1.32 million compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More climate change data for Angola

All data for Angola →

Frequently asked questions

What is change air pollutant emissions in Angola?
Change air pollutant emissions in Angola was 1.61 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 1.61 million in 2022.
What is the lowest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 144,294 in 1750.
How does Angola rank for change air pollutant emissions?
Angola ranks 40th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is change air pollutant emissions rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 273 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Change air pollutant emissions in Angola. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/change-air-pollutant-emissions/angola/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/change-air-pollutant-emissions/angola/">Change air pollutant emissions in Angola</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Change air pollutant emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed