Share global methane emissions in Angola
Angola: Share global methane emissions was 0.4586 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4586
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
41st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.8192
in 1998
All-time low
0.0973
in 1913
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global methane emissions in Angola, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Angola recorded 0.4586 for share global methane emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Angola peaked at 0.8192 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0973, in 1913.
That places Angola 41st out of 201 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 global methane emissions in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1362 | — |
| 1851 | 0.1358 | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.1352 | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.1345 | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.1334 | -0.9% |
| 1855 | 0.1328 | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.132 | -0.6% |
| 1857 | 0.1316 | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.1311 | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.1304 | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.1296 | -0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.1291 | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.1289 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.1282 | -0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.1276 | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.1271 | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.1266 | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.1263 | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.126 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.1255 | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.1253 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.1246 | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 0.1234 | -0.9% |
| 1873 | 0.1225 | -0.7% |
| 1874 | 0.1225 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.1216 | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 0.1212 | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.1206 | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.1203 | -0.3% |
| 1879 | 0.1195 | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.1183 | -1.0% |
| 1881 | 0.1174 | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 0.1165 | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.1155 | -0.8% |
| 1884 | 0.1151 | -0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.1147 | -0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.1142 | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.1134 | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.1122 | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.1118 | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.1106 | -1.1% |
| 1891 | 0.1096 | -0.9% |
| 1892 | 0.1089 | -0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.1086 | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.1075 | -1.0% |
| 1895 | 0.1063 | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 0.1055 | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 0.1044 | -1.0% |
| 1898 | 0.1033 | -1.1% |
| 1899 | 0.1018 | -1.5% |
| 1900 | 0.1005 | -1.2% |
| 1901 | 0.1005 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.1007 | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.1 | -0.7% |
| 1904 | 0.1002 | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.0999 | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0993 | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0979 | -1.4% |
| 1908 | 0.0988 | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0983 | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.098 | -0.4% |
| 1911 | 0.0981 | +0.1% |
| 1912 | 0.098 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.0973 | -0.8% |
| 1914 | 0.0993 | +2.1% |
| 1915 | 0.0998 | +0.5% |
| 1916 | 0.0994 | -0.4% |
| 1917 | 0.0995 | +0.1% |
| 1918 | 0.1012 | +1.7% |
| 1919 | 0.104 | +2.7% |
| 1920 | 0.1027 | -1.3% |
| 1921 | 0.1058 | +3.0% |
| 1922 | 0.105 | -0.8% |
| 1923 | 0.103 | -1.9% |
| 1924 | 0.1031 | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 0.1034 | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.1043 | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 0.1027 | -1.5% |
| 1928 | 0.1033 | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.1023 | -0.9% |
| 1930 | 0.1034 | +1.1% |
| 1931 | 0.1039 | +0.4% |
| 1932 | 0.1039 | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.1023 | -1.6% |
| 1934 | 0.1 | -2.2% |
| 1935 | 0.1001 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.1071 | +7.1% |
| 1937 | 0.1142 | +6.7% |
| 1938 | 0.1234 | +8.0% |
| 1939 | 0.1306 | +5.8% |
| 1940 | 0.1372 | +5.1% |
| 1941 | 0.1446 | +5.4% |
| 1942 | 0.1526 | +5.5% |
| 1943 | 0.1593 | +4.4% |
| 1944 | 0.1667 | +4.7% |
| 1945 | 0.1784 | +7.0% |
| 1946 | 0.1827 | +2.4% |
| 1947 | 0.186 | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 0.1923 | +3.4% |
| 1949 | 0.1995 | +3.7% |
| 1950 | 0.2137 | +7.1% |
| 1951 | 0.2203 | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 0.2296 | +4.2% |
| 1953 | 0.2356 | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2449 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 0.2472 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2571 | +4.0% |
| 1957 | 0.263 | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 0.2678 | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.2679 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.2655 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.2512 | -5.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2717 | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2666 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2637 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2586 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2575 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.245 | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2528 | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2648 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3676 | +38.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2247 | -38.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2447 | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2606 | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2364 | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2619 | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2327 | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2532 | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2595 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3243 | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2802 | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2508 | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2721 | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2871 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2427 | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2511 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2596 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3431 | +32.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2978 | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3122 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4214 | +35.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4139 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3917 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.443 | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5893 | +33.0% |
| 1995 | 0.653 | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7208 | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7442 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8192 | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7996 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.75 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7334 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7374 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7354 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7828 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7645 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6345 | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6157 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6111 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.604 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6635 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6275 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6189 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6342 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6137 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6427 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6288 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5981 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5423 | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5475 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5275 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4972 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4904 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4805 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4586 | -4.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.4586 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 3.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.4586 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global 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 | +38.8% | 0.2648 | 0.3676 |
| 1971 | -38.9% | 0.3676 | 0.2247 |
| 1990 | +35.0% | 0.3122 | 0.4214 |
| 1994 | +33.0% | 0.443 | 0.5893 |
| 1987 | +32.2% | 0.2596 | 0.3431 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1333 | 0.1304 | 0.1362 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1275 | 0.1255 | 0.1296 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1221 | 0.1195 | 0.1253 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1149 | 0.1118 | 0.1183 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1067 | 0.1018 | 0.1106 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0996 | 0.0979 | 0.1007 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0995 | 0.0973 | 0.104 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1036 | 0.1023 | 0.1058 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1089 | 0.1 | 0.1306 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1699 | 0.1372 | 0.1995 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2447 | 0.2137 | 0.2679 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2597 | 0.245 | 0.2717 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2666 | 0.2247 | 0.3676 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2797 | 0.2427 | 0.3431 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5996 | 0.3917 | 0.8192 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6969 | 0.604 | 0.7828 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6117 | 0.5423 | 0.6635 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4909 | 0.4586 | 0.5275 | 5 |
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- 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 share global methane emissions in Angola?
- Share global methane emissions in Angola was 0.4586 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8192 in 1998.
- What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0973 in 1913.
- How does Angola rank for share global methane emissions?
- Angola ranks 41st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. 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 Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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