Algeria vs France: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Algeria
-4.64 million tonnes
in 2024
France
-6.11 million tonnes
in 2024
Algeria rank
202nd
France rank
205th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Algeria
  • France
-50.0M-25.0M025.0M50.0M181119172024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports -4.64 million tonnes against -6.11 million tonnes in France, a difference of 1.46 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 41 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1917 it was France ahead.

Algeria ranks 202nd and France ranks 205th of 215 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and France in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria France Difference Ahead
1910s 4,885 tonnes 2.15 million tonnes 2.15 million tonnes France
1920s 6,206 tonnes 11.81 million tonnes 11.81 million tonnes France
1930s 8,084 tonnes -3.97 million tonnes 3.97 million tonnes Algeria
1940s 74,695 tonnes 3.44 million tonnes 3.37 million tonnes France
1950s 474,885 tonnes 3.33 million tonnes 2.85 million tonnes France
1960s 560,595 tonnes 18.42 million tonnes 17.86 million tonnes France
1970s 3.40 million tonnes 8.95 million tonnes 5.54 million tonnes France
1980s 3.36 million tonnes -13.46 million tonnes 16.82 million tonnes Algeria
1990s 1.17 million tonnes 1.16 million tonnes 6,971 tonnes Algeria
2000s 2.57 million tonnes -4.17 million tonnes 6.74 million tonnes Algeria
2010s 6.61 million tonnes -5.51 million tonnes 12.12 million tonnes Algeria
2020s 3.16 million tonnes -10.43 million tonnes 13.59 million tonnes Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Algeria or France?
Algeria, at -4.64 million tonnes against -6.11 million tonnes in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Algeria and France?
1.46 million tonnes, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and France?
108 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2024.
How do Algeria and France rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Algeria ranks 202nd and France ranks 205th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.