Algeria vs Egypt: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Algeria
2.54 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt
2.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Algeria rank
84th
Egypt rank
82nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.80 million tonnes against 2.54 million tonnes in Algeria, a difference of 256,950 tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 84th and Egypt ranks 82nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 17 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.01 million tonnes | -232,723 tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1860s | 2.67 million tonnes | -4,291 tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1870s | 3.08 million tonnes | 321,443 tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1880s | 3.45 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1890s | 3.77 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1900s | 6.36 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 5.08 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1910s | 4.03 million tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 2.87 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1920s | 5.36 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 4.26 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1930s | 10.48 million tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | 8.08 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1940s | 11.85 million tonnes | 4.09 million tonnes | 7.76 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1950s | 26.49 million tonnes | 5.82 million tonnes | 20.67 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1960s | 11.90 million tonnes | 5.61 million tonnes | 6.29 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1970s | 13.42 million tonnes | 902,128 tonnes | 12.52 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1980s | 5.07 million tonnes | 950,327 tonnes | 4.12 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1990s | 10.77 million tonnes | 5.48 million tonnes | 5.29 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 2000s | 5.56 million tonnes | 2.81 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 2010s | 3.12 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 2020s | 2.64 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 157,932 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Algeria or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2.80 million tonnes against 2.54 million tonnes in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Algeria and Egypt?
- 256,950 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Algeria ranks 84th and Egypt ranks 82nd of 197 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 land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.