Share of global methane emissions in Angola
Angola: Share of global methane emissions was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.5%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
41st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 1913
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Angola, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Angola recorded 0.5% for share of 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 of global methane emissions in Angola peaked at 0.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, 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 of global methane emissions in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +8.0% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | +5.5% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | +7.0% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 1947 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 1951 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 1957 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | +38.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -38.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +32.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +35.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +33.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -4.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of 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% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 1971 | -38.9% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| 1990 | +35.0% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 1994 | +33.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| 1987 | +32.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 5 |
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More climate change data for Angola
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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)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 496.27 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global methane emissions in Angola?
- Share of global methane emissions in Angola was 0.5% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1913.
- How does Angola rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Angola ranks 41st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of 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 Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.