emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Angola
Angola: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.29 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
160th
of 207 countries
All-time high
1.29 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.4534 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Angola, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Angola is 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Angola peaked at 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4534 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Angola 160th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Angola, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4534 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4603 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4618 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4634 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4666 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4775 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4778 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4959 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5215 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5439 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5519 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5686 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5736 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5782 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5778 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5785 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6023 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6232 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6319 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6446 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6514 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6611 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.671 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6947 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.711 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7233 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7374 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7528 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7691 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7869 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7999 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8172 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8305 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8409 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8504 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8661 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8749 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8819 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8954 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8998 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9104 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9227 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9261 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9583 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9474 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9664 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9914 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4754 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4534 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5215 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.583 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5439 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6319 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7016 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6446 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7691 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8444 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7869 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8954 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9607 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8998 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 157 South Sudan 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 158 Kazakhstan 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 159 Syria 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 161 Sudan 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 162 Colombia 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 163 Chile 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Angola?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Angola was 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4534 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Angola rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Angola ranks 160th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.