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