Per capita methane emissions in Angola
Angola: Per capita methane emissions was 1.15 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.15
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
70th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.08
in 1998
All-time low
0.5875
in 1888
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Angola, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Angola is 1.15, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Angola peaked at 4.08 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5875, in 1888.
That places Angola 70th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita methane emissions in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.6937 | — |
| 1851 | 0.6867 | -1.0% |
| 1852 | 0.6807 | -0.9% |
| 1853 | 0.6758 | -0.7% |
| 1854 | 0.671 | -0.7% |
| 1855 | 0.6662 | -0.7% |
| 1856 | 0.6614 | -0.7% |
| 1857 | 0.6567 | -0.7% |
| 1858 | 0.652 | -0.7% |
| 1859 | 0.6479 | -0.6% |
| 1860 | 0.6438 | -0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.6405 | -0.5% |
| 1862 | 0.6372 | -0.5% |
| 1863 | 0.6341 | -0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.6309 | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.6278 | -0.5% |
| 1866 | 0.6247 | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.6217 | -0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.6187 | -0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.616 | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.6136 | -0.4% |
| 1871 | 0.6114 | -0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.6095 | -0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.6079 | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.6063 | -0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.6047 | -0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.6032 | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.6017 | -0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.6002 | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.5988 | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.5974 | -0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.596 | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.5947 | -0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.5934 | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.5922 | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.5909 | -0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.5897 | -0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.5886 | -0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.5875 | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.5876 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.5889 | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.5896 | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.5915 | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.5946 | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 0.5977 | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 0.6008 | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 0.604 | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 0.6071 | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 0.6103 | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 0.6139 | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 0.6178 | +0.6% |
| 1901 | 0.6284 | +1.7% |
| 1902 | 0.6393 | +1.7% |
| 1903 | 0.6507 | +1.8% |
| 1904 | 0.6621 | +1.8% |
| 1905 | 0.6736 | +1.7% |
| 1906 | 0.6852 | +1.7% |
| 1907 | 0.6968 | +1.7% |
| 1908 | 0.7085 | +1.7% |
| 1909 | 0.7196 | +1.6% |
| 1910 | 0.7303 | +1.5% |
| 1911 | 0.742 | +1.6% |
| 1912 | 0.753 | +1.5% |
| 1913 | 0.7633 | +1.4% |
| 1914 | 0.7735 | +1.3% |
| 1915 | 0.7835 | +1.3% |
| 1916 | 0.7977 | +1.8% |
| 1917 | 0.8121 | +1.8% |
| 1918 | 0.8277 | +1.9% |
| 1919 | 0.8403 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | 0.8498 | +1.1% |
| 1921 | 0.8549 | +0.6% |
| 1922 | 0.8567 | +0.2% |
| 1923 | 0.8552 | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 0.8536 | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 0.8519 | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.8501 | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 0.8483 | -0.2% |
| 1928 | 0.8464 | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.8446 | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.8429 | -0.2% |
| 1931 | 0.8301 | -1.5% |
| 1932 | 0.8181 | -1.4% |
| 1933 | 0.8069 | -1.4% |
| 1934 | 0.7963 | -1.3% |
| 1935 | 0.8002 | +0.5% |
| 1936 | 0.8663 | +8.3% |
| 1937 | 0.9291 | +7.2% |
| 1938 | 0.9912 | +6.7% |
| 1939 | 1.05 | +6.1% |
| 1940 | 1.11 | +5.6% |
| 1941 | 1.17 | +5.3% |
| 1942 | 1.23 | +4.9% |
| 1943 | 1.28 | +4.5% |
| 1944 | 1.33 | +4.2% |
| 1945 | 1.39 | +4.0% |
| 1946 | 1.43 | +3.3% |
| 1947 | 1.48 | +3.1% |
| 1948 | 1.52 | +3.0% |
| 1949 | 1.57 | +3.0% |
| 1950 | 1.67 | +6.2% |
| 1951 | 1.75 | +5.2% |
| 1952 | 1.84 | +5.2% |
| 1953 | 1.91 | +3.7% |
| 1954 | 2.01 | +5.3% |
| 1955 | 2.1 | +4.2% |
| 1956 | 2.22 | +5.7% |
| 1957 | 2.3 | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 2.35 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 2.41 | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 2.27 | -5.8% |
| 1962 | 2.49 | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 2.47 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 2.47 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 2.46 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 2.51 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 2.38 | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 2.48 | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 2.66 | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 3.7 | +39.0% |
| 1971 | 2.25 | -39.3% |
| 1972 | 2.43 | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 2.56 | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 2.26 | -11.7% |
| 1975 | 2.44 | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 2.13 | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 2.26 | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 2.24 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 2.76 | +23.0% |
| 1980 | 2.3 | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 1.94 | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 2.05 | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 2.09 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.74 | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 1.76 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.78 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 2.28 | +28.1% |
| 1988 | 1.97 | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 2.03 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 2.64 | +29.7% |
| 1991 | 2.48 | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 2.27 | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 2.5 | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 3.29 | +31.7% |
| 1995 | 3.58 | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 3.89 | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 3.87 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 4.08 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 3.87 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 3.55 | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 3.35 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 3.23 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.17 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.33 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 3.18 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.58 | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 2.42 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 2.33 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.21 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 2.37 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 2.22 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 2.12 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.08 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.96 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.98 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.88 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.75 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.56 | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 1.53 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.41 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.31 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 1.28 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.23 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.15 | -6.7% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.15 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.15 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +39.0% | 2.66 | 3.7 |
| 1971 | -39.3% | 3.7 | 2.25 |
| 1994 | +31.7% | 2.5 | 3.29 |
| 1990 | +29.7% | 2.03 | 2.64 |
| 1987 | +28.1% | 1.78 | 2.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6692 | 0.6479 | 0.6937 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6296 | 0.616 | 0.6438 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6057 | 0.5988 | 0.6136 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5918 | 0.5875 | 0.5974 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5998 | 0.5889 | 0.6139 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6682 | 0.6178 | 0.7196 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7823 | 0.7303 | 0.8403 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8511 | 0.8446 | 0.8567 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8733 | 0.7963 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.35 | 1.11 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.06 | 1.67 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.46 | 2.27 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5 | 2.13 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 | 1.74 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.25 | 2.27 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 | 2.21 | 3.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 1.53 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 1.15 | 1.41 | 5 |
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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 per capita methane emissions in Angola?
- Per capita methane emissions in Angola was 1.15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 in 1998.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5875 in 1888.
- How does Angola rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Angola ranks 70th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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