Algeria vs Chad: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Algeria
1.31 billion tonnes
in 2024
Chad
1.23 billion tonnes
in 2024
Algeria rank
81st
Chad rank
83rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Algeria
  • Chad
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 1.31 billion tonnes against 1.23 billion tonnes in Chad, a difference of 80.73 million tonnes.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chad ahead.

Algeria ranks 81st and Chad ranks 83rd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 9 and Chad in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Chad Difference Ahead
1850s 10.26 million tonnes 121.98 million tonnes 111.71 million tonnes Chad
1860s 34.49 million tonnes 327.24 million tonnes 292.76 million tonnes Chad
1870s 63.50 million tonnes 375.23 million tonnes 311.73 million tonnes Chad
1880s 96.41 million tonnes 391.31 million tonnes 294.90 million tonnes Chad
1890s 132.70 million tonnes 390.79 million tonnes 258.08 million tonnes Chad
1900s 183.38 million tonnes 369.09 million tonnes 185.72 million tonnes Chad
1910s 237.16 million tonnes 345.45 million tonnes 108.28 million tonnes Chad
1920s 281.85 million tonnes 340.95 million tonnes 59.11 million tonnes Chad
1930s 362.09 million tonnes 377.97 million tonnes 15.88 million tonnes Chad
1940s 476.84 million tonnes 438.64 million tonnes 38.21 million tonnes Algeria
1950s 656.00 million tonnes 526.79 million tonnes 129.21 million tonnes Algeria
1960s 886.16 million tonnes 616.66 million tonnes 269.49 million tonnes Algeria
1970s 996.60 million tonnes 665.19 million tonnes 331.41 million tonnes Algeria
1980s 1.07 billion tonnes 719.35 million tonnes 354.44 million tonnes Algeria
1990s 1.17 billion tonnes 785.28 million tonnes 387.18 million tonnes Algeria
2000s 1.24 billion tonnes 892.84 million tonnes 347.41 million tonnes Algeria
2010s 1.28 billion tonnes 1.11 billion tonnes 174.73 million tonnes Algeria
2020s 1.30 billion tonnes 1.21 billion tonnes 89.37 million tonnes Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Algeria or Chad?
Algeria, at 1.31 billion tonnes against 1.23 billion tonnes in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Algeria and Chad?
80.73 million tonnes, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Chad?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Chad rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Algeria ranks 81st and Chad ranks 83rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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 from land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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