Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Angola
Angola: Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 0.7417 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Angola, 1970–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Angola is 0.7417, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Angola peaked at 1.88 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.614, in 2020.
Angola ranks 151st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.53 | — |
| 1971 | 1.42 | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 1.68 | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 1.78 | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 1.79 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.59 | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 1.03 | -35.3% |
| 1977 | 1.64 | +59.5% |
| 1978 | 1.88 | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 1.81 | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.76 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.57 | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 1.46 | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 1.46 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.42 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.44 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.41 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.38 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.38 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.34 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.966 | -28.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9798 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9755 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9466 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8672 | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9455 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 1.11 | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 1.12 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.12 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.02 | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9669 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9185 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9658 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9511 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8107 | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8154 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8208 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.886 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9408 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9762 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9765 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9817 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.09 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.14 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.18 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9259 | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8248 | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8338 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.614 | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7403 | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7488 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7438 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7417 | -0.3% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.7417 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7666, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.7417 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3834, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +59.5% | 1.03 | 1.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.61 | 1.03 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 | 1.34 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 | 0.8672 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9096 | 0.8107 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9993 | 0.8248 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7177 | 0.614 | 0.7488 | 5 |
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 use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Angola?
- Energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Angola was 0.7417 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 in 1978.
- What is the lowest energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.614 in 2020.
- How does Angola rank for energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Angola ranks 151st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average energy consumption per capita is measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Average carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per capita are measured in tonnes per person.