Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Angola
Angola: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1332 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Angola, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Angola is 0.1332 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Angola peaked at 1.06 kilograms per international-$ in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0271 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
Angola ranks 125th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0503 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0271 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0711 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0429 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1887 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3604 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2149 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5613 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5147 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4439 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6065 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7341 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ | 1.06 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3826 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1776 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6803 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1575 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1376 kilograms per international-$ | 0.181 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1222 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1087 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1332 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 122 Cape Verde 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 123 Portugal 0.1377 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 124 El Salvador 0.1335 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 126 Guatemala 0.1293 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 127 Niger 0.1292 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 128 Latvia 0.1289 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Angola
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.5% (2100)
- Population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Population, total 39.04 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.1% (2025)
- Urban population 27.90 million (2025)
- Urban population 71.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.5895 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 739.59 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.5895 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.5895 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Angola?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Angola was 0.1332 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 kilograms per international-$ in 1994.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0271 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Angola rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Angola ranks 125th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).