Algeria vs South Africa: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita

Algeria
0.0008 kt per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0006 kt per person
in 2023
Algeria rank
26th
South Africa rank
29th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita over time

  • Algeria
  • South Africa
0.0010.0010.0020.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.0008 kt per person against 0.0006 kt per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0002 kt per person.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 29th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.002 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person 0.0013 kt per person Algeria
1970s 0.0024 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person 0.0016 kt per person Algeria
1980s 0.0018 kt per person 0.001 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person Algeria
1990s 0.0017 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person Algeria
2000s 0.0012 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person Algeria
2010s 0.001 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Algeria
2020s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita, Algeria or South Africa?
Algeria, at 0.0008 kt per person against 0.0006 kt per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita between Algeria and South Africa?
0.0002 kt per person, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and South Africa rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
Algeria ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 29th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.