Algeria vs Chad: Methane emissions
Algeria
69.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Chad
73.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Algeria rank
26th
Chad rank
24th
Methane emissions over time
- Algeria
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 73.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 69.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Algeria, a difference of 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chad ahead.
Algeria ranks 26th and Chad ranks 24th of 199 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 | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 535,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chad |
| 1860s | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 410,941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chad |
| 1870s | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 310,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chad |
| 1880s | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chad |
| 1890s | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chad |
| 1900s | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1910s | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1920s | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 144,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chad |
| 1930s | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 492,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chad |
| 1940s | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 219,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chad |
| 1950s | 23.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1960s | 30.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1970s | 45.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1980s | 51.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1990s | 62.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 2000s | 58.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 2010s | 62.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 2020s | 65.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Algeria or Chad?
- Chad, at 73.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 69.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Algeria and Chad?
- 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Chad 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 methane emissions?
- Algeria ranks 26th and Chad ranks 24th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.