Algeria vs Iraq: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Algeria
5.48 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iraq
5.35 billion tonnes
in 2024
Algeria rank
40th
Iraq rank
41st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Algeria
- Iraq
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 5.48 billion tonnes against 5.35 billion tonnes in Iraq, a difference of 125.83 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 40th and Iraq ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 372,292 tonnes | 455,557 tonnes | 83,265 tonnes | Iraq |
| 1930s | 1.01 million tonnes | 13.21 million tonnes | 12.20 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1940s | 4.08 million tonnes | 91.93 million tonnes | 87.85 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1950s | 30.77 million tonnes | 146.66 million tonnes | 115.88 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1960s | 88.70 million tonnes | 239.00 million tonnes | 150.30 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1970s | 287.44 million tonnes | 499.64 million tonnes | 212.20 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1980s | 811.23 million tonnes | 915.55 million tonnes | 104.32 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.61 billion tonnes | 1.51 billion tonnes | 102.12 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 2000s | 2.54 billion tonnes | 2.38 billion tonnes | 161.44 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 2010s | 3.79 billion tonnes | 3.57 billion tonnes | 224.20 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 2020s | 5.08 billion tonnes | 4.90 billion tonnes | 181.37 million tonnes | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Algeria or Iraq?
- Algeria, at 5.48 billion tonnes against 5.35 billion tonnes in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Algeria and Iraq?
- 125.83 million tonnes, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Iraq rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Algeria ranks 40th and Iraq ranks 41st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.