Energy — Emissions per capita in Angola
Angola: Energy — Emissions per capita was 1.19 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions per capita in Angola, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions per capita in Angola stood at 1.19 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Angola peaked at 3.91 t CO2eq/cap in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.19 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Angola ranks 160th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions per capita in Angola, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.03 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.93 t CO2eq/cap | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.76 t CO2eq/cap | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 2.03 t CO2eq/cap | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 2.76 t CO2eq/cap | +36.0% |
| 1995 | 3.14 t CO2eq/cap | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 3.73 t CO2eq/cap | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 3.76 t CO2eq/cap | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.91 t CO2eq/cap | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 3.82 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 3.4 t CO2eq/cap | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 3.15 t CO2eq/cap | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 2.99 t CO2eq/cap | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 2.91 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.8 t CO2eq/cap | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 2.58 t CO2eq/cap | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 2.36 t CO2eq/cap | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 2.17 t CO2eq/cap | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 2.18 t CO2eq/cap | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.14 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.37 t CO2eq/cap | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 2.24 t CO2eq/cap | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 2.23 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.14 t CO2eq/cap | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.98 t CO2eq/cap | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 2.01 t CO2eq/cap | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.85 t CO2eq/cap | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 1.69 t CO2eq/cap | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 1.53 t CO2eq/cap | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.37 t CO2eq/cap | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2 t CO2eq/cap | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 1.23 t CO2eq/cap | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.23 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.19 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.19 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.86 t CO2eq/cap, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.19 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.61 t CO2eq/cap, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +36.0% | 2.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2.76 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.89 t CO2eq/cap | 1.76 t CO2eq/cap | 3.91 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.67 t CO2eq/cap | 2.14 t CO2eq/cap | 3.4 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 t CO2eq/cap | 1.37 t CO2eq/cap | 2.37 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 t CO2eq/cap | 1.19 t CO2eq/cap | 1.23 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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 energy — emissions per capita in Angola?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Angola was 1.19 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 3.91 t CO2eq/cap in 1998.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Angola rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Angola ranks 160th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.