Algeria vs Vietnam: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Algeria
5.48 billion tonnes
in 2024
Vietnam
5.67 billion tonnes
in 2024
Algeria rank
40th
Vietnam rank
38th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Algeria
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 5.67 billion tonnes against 5.48 billion tonnes in Algeria, a difference of 192.31 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Vietnam ahead.
Algeria ranks 40th and Vietnam ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 22,900 tonnes | 23.55 million tonnes | 23.53 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 213,913 tonnes | 42.20 million tonnes | 41.99 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 1.01 million tonnes | 88.09 million tonnes | 87.08 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 4.08 million tonnes | 133.30 million tonnes | 129.21 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 30.77 million tonnes | 151.42 million tonnes | 120.64 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 88.70 million tonnes | 233.13 million tonnes | 144.43 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 287.44 million tonnes | 443.99 million tonnes | 156.55 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 811.23 million tonnes | 626.53 million tonnes | 184.70 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 1990s | 1.61 billion tonnes | 865.51 million tonnes | 741.89 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 2000s | 2.54 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | Algeria |
| 2010s | 3.79 billion tonnes | 2.88 billion tonnes | 910.89 million tonnes | Algeria |
| 2020s | 5.08 billion tonnes | 4.97 billion tonnes | 110.99 million tonnes | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Algeria or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 5.67 billion tonnes against 5.48 billion tonnes in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Algeria and Vietnam?
- 192.31 million tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Vietnam?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Vietnam rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Algeria ranks 40th and Vietnam ranks 38th 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.