Algeria vs Chile: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Algeria
1.85 billion tonnes
in 2024
Chile
1.77 billion tonnes
in 2024
Algeria rank
45th
Chile rank
47th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Algeria
- Chile
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 1.85 billion tonnes against 1.77 billion tonnes in Chile, a difference of 86.41 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 45th and Chile ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Chile in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 9,007 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 9,007 tonnes | Algeria |
| 1920s | 34,760 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 34,760 tonnes | Algeria |
| 1930s | 76,176 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 76,176 tonnes | Algeria |
| 1940s | 80,570 tonnes | 2,198 tonnes | 78,372 tonnes | Algeria |
| 1950s | 12.33 million tonnes | 25.28 million tonnes | 12.95 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1960s | 50.66 million tonnes | 100.47 million tonnes | 49.82 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 127.13 million tonnes | 233.27 million tonnes | 106.14 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 297.13 million tonnes | 379.02 million tonnes | 81.89 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1990s | 555.15 million tonnes | 574.26 million tonnes | 19.12 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 852.67 million tonnes | 882.88 million tonnes | 30.21 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.30 billion tonnes | 1.31 billion tonnes | 14.18 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2020s | 1.72 billion tonnes | 1.66 billion tonnes | 61.63 million tonnes | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Algeria or Chile?
- Algeria, at 1.85 billion tonnes against 1.77 billion tonnes in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Algeria and Chile?
- 86.41 million tonnes, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Chile?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Chile rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Algeria ranks 45th and Chile ranks 47th 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 from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.