Algeria vs Pakistan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Algeria
5.48 billion tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan
5.74 billion tonnes
in 2024
Algeria rank
40th
Pakistan rank
37th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Algeria
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 5.74 billion tonnes against 5.48 billion tonnes in Algeria, a difference of 263.27 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 40th and Pakistan ranks 37th of 215 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1940s 6.03 million tonnes 1.74 million tonnes 4.29 million tonnes Algeria
1950s 30.77 million tonnes 42.25 million tonnes 11.47 million tonnes Pakistan
1960s 88.70 million tonnes 163.16 million tonnes 74.46 million tonnes Pakistan
1970s 287.44 million tonnes 360.47 million tonnes 73.03 million tonnes Pakistan
1980s 811.23 million tonnes 691.73 million tonnes 119.50 million tonnes Algeria
1990s 1.61 billion tonnes 1.35 billion tonnes 258.22 million tonnes Algeria
2000s 2.54 billion tonnes 2.41 billion tonnes 133.85 million tonnes Algeria
2010s 3.79 billion tonnes 3.89 billion tonnes 98.92 million tonnes Pakistan
2020s 5.08 billion tonnes 5.35 billion tonnes 267.61 million tonnes Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Algeria or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 5.74 billion tonnes against 5.48 billion tonnes in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Algeria and Pakistan?
263.27 million tonnes, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Pakistan?
79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Pakistan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Algeria ranks 40th and Pakistan ranks 37th 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
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
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.