Algeria vs Nigeria: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Algeria
0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
150th
Nigeria rank
147th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Algeria
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 150th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.1889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.1587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Algeria or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Algeria and Nigeria?
- 0.007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Algeria ranks 150th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.