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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Angola: Environment & Sustainability

How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?

Angola is placed 1st of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 0.589 (2024); Water Stress 1.87 (2023).

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Environment & Sustainability

1st

of 186 countries placed

Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topics154th of 183 →

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Angola on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 4

    CO₂ Emissions per Capita

    Global Carbon Project

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    0.589

    Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)

    Lower is better

    Angola: 0.589. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.

    World median
    3.21
    Best in Middle Africa
    0.054 DR Congo
    Land neighbours
    DR Congo 0.054 · Republic of the Congo 1.396 · Namibia 1.145 · Zambia 0.565

  2. Key 2 of 4

    Water Stress

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0

    1.87

    Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)

    Lower is better

    Angola: 1.87. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.

    World median
    10
    Best in Middle Africa
    0.03 Republic of the Congo
    Land neighbours
    DR Congo 0.23 · Republic of the Congo 0.03 · Namibia 0.31 · Zambia 8.62

  3. Key 3 of 4

    Organic Agricultural Area

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    No reading

    Organic share of agricultural land (%)

    Higher is better

    FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Angola, so the standing rests on the other keys.

    Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.

    World median
    0.725
    Best in Middle Africa
    20.97 São Tomé and Príncipe
    Land neighbours
    DR Congo 0.29 · Namibia 0 · Zambia 0.14

  4. Key 4 of 4

    Ecological Footprint

    Global Footprint Network

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    0.707

    Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)

    Lower is better

    Angola: 0.707. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.

    World median
    2.296
    Best in Middle Africa
    0.647 DR Congo
    Land neighbours
    DR Congo 0.647 · Republic of the Congo 0.97 · Zambia 1.109

03In context

Angola beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.

Middle Africa
1st186thNot placed · 38 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on environment & sustainability

Angola and the countries it borders

Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingCO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%)Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Angola1st0.5891.87—0.707
Republic of the Congo5th1.3960.03—0.97
DR Congo8th0.0540.230.290.647
Zambia=61st0.5658.620.141.109
Namibia72nd1.1450.310—

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Placed either side on environment & sustainability

The countries immediately above and below Angola in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Angola is ahead of the world, and behind

45 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median9

Statistics on which Angola does better than the middle country measured.

  • Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1132.91▼ Worsened since 2013

    Angola: 132.91 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7381.384No real change since 2014

    Angola: 1.384 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.0673.7▲ Improved since 2014

    Angola: 73.7 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 36th of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3273.7▲ Improved since 2014

    Angola: 73.7 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 43rd of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75185.06▲ Improved since 2014

    Angola: 185.06 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.

    Position 122nd of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38913.4▲ Improved since 2011

    Angola: 13.4 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.

    Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.

    Position 37th of 118 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,5284,153▼ Worsened since 2012

    Angola: 4,153 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.

    Position 69th of 181 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6631.131No earlier reading

    Angola: 1.131 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9660.8No earlier reading

    Angola: 0.8 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.

    Position 123rd of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

Behind the world median12

Statistics on which Angola does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2792.822▼ Worsened since 2014

    Angola: 2.822 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.604▲ Improved since 2013

    Angola: 0.604 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.

    Position 105th of 156 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.858.4No earlier reading

    Angola: 58.4 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.

    Ranked 65th of 99 by World Energy Council.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4521.2▼ Worsened since 2013

    Angola: 21.2 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.

    Position 69th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.1810.29No real change since 2015

    Angola: 10.29 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.142.71No real change since 2015

    Angola: 2.71 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.

    Position 134th of 186 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.1710.83▼ Worsened since 2015

    Angola: 10.83 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.

    Position 50th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.528▼ Worsened since 2014

    Angola: 0.528 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.

    Ranked 153rd of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4436.45▲ Improved since 2014

    Angola: 36.45 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.

    Ranked 163rd of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 0-0.77No real change since 2015

    Angola: -0.77 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5654.31▲ Improved since 2013

    Angola: 4.31 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.

    Position 24th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 57.9No earlier reading

    Angola: 7.9 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.

    Ranked 10th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

Level with the median, or no median to compare1

  • Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Angola: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No better end23

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,82434,832,921No real change since 2015

    Angola: 34,832,921 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,775377,712Moved since 2015

    Angola: 377,712 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70829.97No real change since 2011

    Angola: 29.97 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.

    Position 10th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • Tropical Moist Forest DeforestationJRC · 2025 · world median 0.0010.029Moved since 2015

    Angola: 0.029 · world median 0.001 · Tropical moist forest deforested in the year (million hectares). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.708.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,375631,824Moved since 2014

    Angola: 631,824 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.0852.09Moved since 2013

    Angola: 52.09 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.

    Position 48th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.691,175Moved since 2015

    Angola: 1,175 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,63535,979No real change since 2013

    Angola: 35,979 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.

    Position 46th of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,2783,141,276Moved since 2013

    Angola: 3,141,276 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.

    Position 42nd of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · 2025 · world median 8,92728,557No real change since 2015

    Angola: 28,557 · world median 8,927 · Mangrove forest area (hectares). Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.524 to 3,146,544.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.362Moved since 2014

    Angola: 0.362 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.147No real change since 2013

    Angola: 0.147 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.

    Position 83rd of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9636.95No real change since 2013

    Angola: 36.95 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.

    Position 107th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0492.822Moved since 2014

    Angola: 2.822 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 10050No earlier reading

    Angola: 50 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9541.533Moved since 1990

    Angola: 1.533 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.

    Chart and every countryThe 2015 dataset

  • Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1420.78No real change since 2012

    Angola: 20.78 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.

    Position 131st of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8318.59Moved since 2013

    Angola: 18.59 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.637.553Moved since 2013

    Angola: 7.553 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.366Moved since 2013

    Angola: 6 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.

    Position 170th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4740.971Moved since 2015

    Angola: 0.971 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.09No real change since 2013

    Angola: 0.09 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.

    Position 178th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.01No real change since 2014

    Angola: 0.01 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.

    Position 176th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No current reading for Angola

Agricultural Irrigated Land, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Operating Coal Power Capacity and Organic Agricultural Area (last 2016). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Environment & Sustainability among Angola’s 16 topics

Environment & Sustainability is Angola’s best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Environment & Sustainability1st of 186
  2. Energy60th of 165
  3. Digital & Technologyjoint 106th of 198
  4. Gender & Equality128th of 183
  5. Peace & Security125th of 177
  6. Democracy & Civil Liberties152nd of 198
  7. Mobility & Tradejoint 136th of 177
  8. Work & Labour142nd of 182
  9. Governance & Institutions154th of 194
  10. Development & Human Capital157th of 196
  11. Economy & Innovation145th of 176
  12. Health & Wellbeing178th of 200
  13. Risk & Resilience177th of 193
  14. Education & Knowledge184th of 198
  15. Food & Agriculture172nd of 184
  16. Poverty & Inequality152nd of 159

06The top of the list

Who leads on environment & sustainability

The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Angola can most readily be measured against.

All 186 countries
  1. 1

    Angola

    Middle Africa

    1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale

  2. 2

    São Tomé and Príncipe

    Middle Africa

    2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys

  3. 3

    Sierra Leone

    Western Africa

    3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Africa

    Angola1st3/4 keys

Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Angola on environment & sustainability: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Angola rank on environment & sustainability?

Angola is placed 1st of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress and Ecological Footprint). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Angola?

0.589 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.

What is the latest Water Stress figure for Angola?

1.87 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.

How does Angola compare with DR Congo on environment & sustainability?

DR Congo is placed 8th of 186, and Angola 1st. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: DR Congo 0.054, Angola 0.589; Water Stress: DR Congo 0.23, Angola 1.87; Ecological Footprint: DR Congo 0.647, Angola 0.707.

How have Angola’s environment & sustainability figures changed?

CO₂ Emissions per Capita fell from 0.988 in 2000 to 0.589 in 2024; Water Stress rose from 1.7 in 2000 to 1.87 in 2023; Organic Agricultural Area fell from 0.01 in 2009 to 0 in 2016; Ecological Footprint fell from 0.818 in 2000 to 0.707 in 2025.

Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Angola?

No current reading is published for Angola on Agricultural Irrigated Land, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Operating Coal Power Capacity and Organic Agricultural Area. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.

About environment & sustainability, in full

How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 45 statistics on this page come from 18 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Angola’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

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Nations Inquiry (2026). Angola: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/angola/environment

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