Algeria vs Latvia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Algeria
2.54 million tonnes
in 2024
Latvia
2.95 million tonnes
in 2024
Algeria rank
84th
Latvia rank
81st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Algeria
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.95 million tonnes against 2.54 million tonnes in Algeria, a difference of 408,090 tonnes.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Algeria ranks 84th and Latvia ranks 81st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 10 and Latvia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.01 million tonnes | 11.04 million tonnes | 9.03 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1860s | 2.67 million tonnes | 10.41 million tonnes | 7.75 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1870s | 3.08 million tonnes | 10.35 million tonnes | 7.26 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1880s | 3.45 million tonnes | 10.59 million tonnes | 7.14 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1890s | 3.77 million tonnes | 10.77 million tonnes | 7.00 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1900s | 6.36 million tonnes | 11.09 million tonnes | 4.73 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1910s | 4.03 million tonnes | 8.30 million tonnes | 4.26 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1920s | 5.36 million tonnes | 6.73 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1930s | 10.48 million tonnes | 4.99 million tonnes | 5.49 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1940s | 11.85 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | 9.49 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1950s | 26.49 million tonnes | 3.58 million tonnes | 22.91 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1960s | 11.90 million tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | 9.21 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1970s | 13.42 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 11.26 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1980s | 5.07 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 3.07 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1990s | 10.77 million tonnes | -3.62 million tonnes | 14.39 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 2000s | 5.56 million tonnes | -3.21 million tonnes | 8.78 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 2010s | 3.12 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 2020s | 2.64 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 422,078 tonnes | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Algeria or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2.95 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 Latvia?
- 408,090 tonnes, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Latvia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Algeria ranks 84th and Latvia ranks 81st 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.