Algeria vs United Kingdom: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Algeria
0.0203 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.0217 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Algeria rank
43rd
United Kingdom rank
41st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Algeria
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0217 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0203 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Algeria, a difference of 0.0014 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Algeria ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 41st of 202 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0292 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.5103 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4811 tonnes per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
1970s 0.0219 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.2571 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.2352 tonnes per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
1980s 0.015 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1019 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0869 tonnes per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
1990s 0.0338 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0508 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.017 tonnes per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2000s 0.0274 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.032 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2010s 0.0189 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0276 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0087 tonnes per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2020s 0.0238 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0247 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.001 tonnes per US$ of GDP United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Algeria or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0217 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0203 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Algeria and United Kingdom?
0.0014 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and United Kingdom?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Algeria and United Kingdom rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
Algeria ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 41st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.