Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Angola
Angola: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
46th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1953
All-time low
-0.0%
in 1911
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Angola, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Angola is 0.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Angola peaked at 0.7% in 1953 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1911.
That places Angola 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3% | — |
| 1851 | 0.4% | +22.6% |
| 1852 | 0.4% | +6.2% |
| 1853 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
| 1857 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 1858 | 0.4% | +6.2% |
| 1859 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 1860 | 0.4% | +7.7% |
| 1861 | 0.5% | +7.5% |
| 1862 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 1864 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 1865 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1866 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 1867 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1868 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.4% | -12.4% |
| 1871 | 0.4% | -6.2% |
| 1872 | 0.4% | -8.5% |
| 1873 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 0.3% | -5.0% |
| 1875 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 1876 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 1877 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 1878 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 1879 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 1880 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1881 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 1882 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 1884 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 1885 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 1886 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 1887 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 1888 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 1889 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 1890 | 0.2% | -34.2% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -28.4% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | -20.6% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -17.3% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -18.7% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | -18.9% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -23.7% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -25.7% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -29.8% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -47.3% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -81.4% |
| 1902 | -0.0% | -393.7% |
| 1903 | -0.0% | +122.4% |
| 1904 | -0.0% | +55.2% |
| 1905 | -0.0% | +28.6% |
| 1906 | -0.0% | +15.2% |
| 1907 | -0.0% | +14.4% |
| 1908 | -0.0% | +14.6% |
| 1909 | -0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1910 | -0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1911 | -0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1912 | -0.0% | -6.0% |
| 1913 | -0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1914 | -0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1915 | -0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1916 | -0.0% | -11.0% |
| 1917 | -0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1918 | -0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1919 | -0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -485.8% |
| 1921 | 0.2% | +79.3% |
| 1922 | 0.2% | +18.9% |
| 1923 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 1924 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 1925 | 0.3% | +4.8% |
| 1926 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 1927 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 1929 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.3% | +7.8% |
| 1931 | 0.4% | +7.9% |
| 1932 | 0.4% | +4.6% |
| 1933 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 1935 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 1937 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 1939 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.4% | +13.3% |
| 1941 | 0.4% | +6.8% |
| 1942 | 0.5% | +6.7% |
| 1943 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 1944 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 1945 | 0.6% | +10.2% |
| 1946 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 1947 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.6% | +3.6% |
| 1950 | 0.6% | +6.4% |
| 1951 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 1952 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 0.6% | -5.1% |
| 1956 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 1957 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 1960 | 0.6% | +5.6% |
| 1961 | 0.4% | -27.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | -19.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | -13.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -28.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -16.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +18.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -17.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +26.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -14.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +42.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +25.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +485.8% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1902 | -393.7% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -122.4% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -81.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1921 | +79.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1904 | -55.2% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Angola?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Angola was 0.3% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1953.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1911.
- How does Angola rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Angola ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.