Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Angola
Angola: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.91 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Angola, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Angola stood at 1.91 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Angola peaked at 32.56 tonnes per person in 1954 and was at its lowest, 1.47 tonnes per person, in 1987.
Angola ranks 135th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.36 tonnes per person | 28.02 tonnes per person | 32.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.17 tonnes per person | 6.85 tonnes per person | 31.6 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4 tonnes per person | 2.62 tonnes per person | 6.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.19 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | 2.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.93 tonnes per person | 2.54 tonnes per person | 7.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7 tonnes per person | 2.6 tonnes per person | 7.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 2.1 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Angola
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.5% (2100)
- Population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Population, total 39.04 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.1% (2025)
- Urban population 27.90 million (2025)
- Urban population 71.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.5895 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 739.59 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.5895 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.5895 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Angola?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Angola was 1.91 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 32.56 tonnes per person in 1954.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 tonnes per person in 1987.
- How does Angola rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Angola ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.