Algeria vs Taiwan: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Algeria
276.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Taiwan
283.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Algeria rank
33rd
Taiwan rank
32nd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Algeria
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 283.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 276.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Algeria, a difference of 7.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 33rd and Taiwan ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 10 and Taiwan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 846,368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1860s | 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1870s | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1880s | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1890s | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1900s | 4.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1910s | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 456,993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 5.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 8.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 39.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1960s | 41.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1970s | 88.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1980s | 124.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1990s | 160.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 182.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 164.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 273.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 221.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 297.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 263.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 293.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Algeria or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 283.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 276.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Algeria and Taiwan?
- 7.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Taiwan rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Algeria ranks 33rd and Taiwan ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.