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
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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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.