Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Angola
Angola: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.4109 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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
Angola recorded 0.4109 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from oil in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Angola peaked at 0.6859 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0279 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Angola 166th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.0623 tonnes per person | 0.0279 tonnes per person | 0.0949 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.194 tonnes per person | 0.0592 tonnes per person | 0.4341 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3181 tonnes per person | 0.1467 tonnes per person | 0.4008 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2417 tonnes per person | 0.1553 tonnes per person | 0.3275 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2176 tonnes per person | 0.1822 tonnes per person | 0.2615 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3561 tonnes per person | 0.2265 tonnes per person | 0.5486 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5597 tonnes per person | 0.4413 tonnes per person | 0.6859 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.377 tonnes per person | 0.283 tonnes per person | 0.4178 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 from oil in Angola?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Angola was 0.4109 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 from oil recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6859 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0279 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Angola rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Angola ranks 166th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.