Algeria vs Tanzania: Methane emissions

Algeria
69.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tanzania
61.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Algeria rank
26th
Tanzania rank
28th

Methane emissions over time

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

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 69.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 61.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tanzania, a difference of 7.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania ahead.

Algeria ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 28th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 8 and Tanzania in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Tanzania Difference Ahead
1850s 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1860s 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1870s 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1880s 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1890s 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1900s 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1910s 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1920s 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1930s 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1940s 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1950s 23.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Algeria
1960s 30.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Algeria
1970s 45.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Algeria
1980s 51.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Algeria
1990s 62.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Algeria
2000s 58.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Algeria
2010s 62.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Algeria
2020s 65.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Algeria or Tanzania?
Algeria, at 69.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 61.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Algeria and Tanzania?
7.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Tanzania?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Tanzania rank globally for methane emissions?
Algeria ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 28th 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.