Algeria vs Taiwan: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Algeria
-4.64 million tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan
-4.78 million tonnes
in 2024
Algeria rank
202nd
Taiwan rank
203rd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Algeria
- Taiwan
How they compare
Algeria currently reports -4.64 million tonnes against -4.78 million tonnes in Taiwan, a difference of 138,510 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Taiwan ahead.
Algeria ranks 202nd and Taiwan ranks 203rd of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 4,885 tonnes | 508,075 tonnes | 503,189 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 6,206 tonnes | 128,240 tonnes | 122,034 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 8,084 tonnes | 298,982 tonnes | 290,899 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 74,695 tonnes | -270,889 tonnes | 345,584 tonnes | Algeria |
| 1950s | 474,885 tonnes | 651,879 tonnes | 176,994 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 560,595 tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | 969,369 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 3.40 million tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 3.36 million tonnes | 3.92 million tonnes | 560,519 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1.17 million tonnes | 9.30 million tonnes | 8.13 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 2.57 million tonnes | 4.50 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 6.61 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 4.44 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 2020s | 3.16 million tonnes | -2.47 million tonnes | 5.63 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 Taiwan?
- Algeria, at -4.64 million tonnes against -4.78 million tonnes in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Algeria and Taiwan?
- 138,510 tonnes, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Taiwan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Taiwan rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Algeria ranks 202nd and Taiwan ranks 203rd 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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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.