Algeria vs Sudan: Methane emissions

Algeria
69.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sudan
69.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Algeria rank
26th
Sudan rank
25th

Methane emissions over time

  • Algeria
  • Sudan
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M185019372024

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 69.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 69.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Algeria, a difference of 482,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sudan ahead.

Algeria ranks 26th and Sudan ranks 25th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Sudan Difference Ahead
1850s 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sudan
1860s 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sudan
1870s 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sudan
1880s 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sudan
1890s 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sudan
1900s 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sudan
1910s 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sudan
1920s 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sudan
1930s 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sudan
1940s 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sudan
1950s 23.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Algeria
1960s 30.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Algeria
1970s 45.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Algeria
1980s 51.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Algeria
1990s 62.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Algeria
2000s 58.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 58.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 489,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Algeria
2010s 62.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 64.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sudan
2020s 65.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 68.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Algeria or Sudan?
Sudan, at 69.70 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 Sudan?
482,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sudan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Sudan rank globally for methane emissions?
Algeria ranks 26th and Sudan ranks 25th 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.