Algeria vs Qatar: Annual CO₂ emissions from gas

Algeria
101.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
102.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Algeria rank
19th
Qatar rank
17th

Annual CO₂ emissions from gas over time

  • Algeria
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 102.76 million tonnes against 101.80 million tonnes in Algeria, a difference of 960,000 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 17th of 146 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 7 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Qatar Difference Ahead
1940s 139,796 tonnes 0 tonnes 139,796 tonnes Algeria
1960s 1.65 million tonnes 494,665 tonnes 1.16 million tonnes Algeria
1970s 5.57 million tonnes 3.29 million tonnes 2.28 million tonnes Algeria
1980s 26.75 million tonnes 9.27 million tonnes 17.48 million tonnes Algeria
1990s 42.51 million tonnes 21.99 million tonnes 20.52 million tonnes Algeria
2000s 47.75 million tonnes 32.92 million tonnes 14.83 million tonnes Algeria
2010s 73.42 million tonnes 79.51 million tonnes 6.09 million tonnes Qatar
2020s 99.14 million tonnes 93.07 million tonnes 6.07 million tonnes Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from gas, Algeria or Qatar?
Qatar, at 102.76 million tonnes against 101.80 million tonnes in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from gas between Algeria and Qatar?
960,000 tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Qatar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Qatar rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from gas?
Algeria ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 17th of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas
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
146 places, 14,474 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes.