Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Angola

Angola: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 7.42 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
7.42 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
24th
of 197 countries
All-time high
7.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
15.73 million tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Angola, 1850–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Angola recorded 7.42 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Angola peaked at 7.42 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.73 million tonnes, in 1850.

That places Angola 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 119.60 million tonnes 15.73 million tonnes 234.10 million tonnes 10
1860s 396.00 million tonnes 261.77 million tonnes 532.24 million tonnes 10
1870s 677.54 million tonnes 560.94 million tonnes 791.51 million tonnes 10
1880s 929.05 million tonnes 817.15 million tonnes 1.04 billion tonnes 10
1890s 1.07 billion tonnes 1.05 billion tonnes 1.08 billion tonnes 10
1900s 1.03 billion tonnes 989.81 million tonnes 1.07 billion tonnes 10
1910s 927.71 million tonnes 877.36 million tonnes 978.41 million tonnes 10
1920s 1.05 billion tonnes 889.28 million tonnes 1.24 billion tonnes 10
1930s 1.56 billion tonnes 1.30 billion tonnes 1.84 billion tonnes 10
1940s 2.34 billion tonnes 1.92 billion tonnes 2.79 billion tonnes 10
1950s 3.59 billion tonnes 2.92 billion tonnes 4.30 billion tonnes 10
1960s 4.78 billion tonnes 4.46 billion tonnes 5.00 billion tonnes 10
1970s 5.13 billion tonnes 5.03 billion tonnes 5.22 billion tonnes 10
1980s 5.30 billion tonnes 5.23 billion tonnes 5.35 billion tonnes 10
1990s 5.45 billion tonnes 5.37 billion tonnes 5.54 billion tonnes 10
2000s 5.79 billion tonnes 5.57 billion tonnes 6.14 billion tonnes 10
2010s 6.77 billion tonnes 6.29 billion tonnes 7.17 billion tonnes 10
2020s 7.32 billion tonnes 7.22 billion tonnes 7.42 billion tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 21 Ethiopia 8.90 billion tonnes compare
  2. 22 Bolivia 8.38 billion tonnes compare
  3. 23 Tanzania 8.18 billion tonnes compare
  4. 25 South Africa 7.22 billion tonnes compare
  5. 26 Turkey 6.86 billion tonnes compare
  6. 27 Madagascar 6.79 billion tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Angola?
Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Angola was 7.42 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 7.42 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 15.73 million tonnes in 1850.
How does Angola rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Angola ranks 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.