Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Angola
Angola: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled was 5.37 billion tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Angola, 1950–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Angola is 5.37 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Angola peaked at 5.37 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 127.55 million tonnes, in 1950.
Angola ranks 59th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Angola, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 127.55 million tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 268.03 million tonnes | +110.1% |
| 1952 | 413.84 million tonnes | +54.4% |
| 1953 | 566.78 million tonnes | +37.0% |
| 1954 | 721.97 million tonnes | +27.4% |
| 1955 | 878.84 million tonnes | +21.7% |
| 1956 | 1.04 billion tonnes | +18.0% |
| 1957 | 1.19 billion tonnes | +15.2% |
| 1958 | 1.35 billion tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1959 | 1.51 billion tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1960 | 1.68 billion tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1961 | 1.79 billion tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1962 | 1.87 billion tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 1.94 billion tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 2.00 billion tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 2.05 billion tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 2.10 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 2.14 billion tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 2.19 billion tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 2.23 billion tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 2.26 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 2.29 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 2.32 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 2.36 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 2.38 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.41 billion tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 2.42 billion tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.45 billion tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 2.47 billion tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 2.49 billion tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 2.51 billion tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.53 billion tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.55 billion tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 2.57 billion tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.59 billion tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.61 billion tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 2.62 billion tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 2.64 billion tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.66 billion tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.67 billion tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.69 billion tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 2.72 billion tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 2.74 billion tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.76 billion tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.79 billion tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.82 billion tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.85 billion tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.89 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.93 billion tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.97 billion tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.02 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.07 billion tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.13 billion tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 3.19 billion tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 3.24 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.29 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.35 billion tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.45 billion tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 3.59 billion tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.75 billion tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 3.92 billion tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 4.06 billion tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.20 billion tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 4.33 billion tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 4.46 billion tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 4.60 billion tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 4.72 billion tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.83 billion tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.93 billion tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.02 billion tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.09 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.16 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 5.23 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.30 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 5.37 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 5.37 billion tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.88 billion tonnes, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 5.37 billion tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 billion tonnes, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +110.1% | 127.55 million tonnes | 268.03 million tonnes |
| 1952 | +54.4% | 268.03 million tonnes | 413.84 million tonnes |
| 1953 | +37.0% | 413.84 million tonnes | 566.78 million tonnes |
| 1954 | +27.4% | 566.78 million tonnes | 721.97 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 807.41 million tonnes | 127.55 million tonnes | 1.51 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.00 billion tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | 2.23 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.39 billion tonnes | 2.26 billion tonnes | 2.49 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.60 billion tonnes | 2.51 billion tonnes | 2.67 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.82 billion tonnes | 2.69 billion tonnes | 2.97 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.31 billion tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | 3.75 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.51 billion tonnes | 3.92 billion tonnes | 5.02 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.23 billion tonnes | 5.09 billion tonnes | 5.37 billion tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for Angola
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 42.42 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,873 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,998 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,875 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 316.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 496.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 198.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Angola?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Angola was 5.37 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 127.55 million tonnes in 1950.
- How does Angola rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Angola ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.