Algeria vs Portugal: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source

Algeria
0.0129 tonnes per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.0153 tonnes per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
111th
Portugal rank
109th

Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time

  • Algeria
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0153 tonnes per person against 0.0129 tonnes per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.0024 tonnes per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Portugal ahead.

Algeria ranks 111th and Portugal ranks 109th of 179 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Portugal Difference Ahead
1910s 0.0015 tonnes per person 0.3173 tonnes per person 0.3159 tonnes per person Portugal
1920s 0.0049 tonnes per person 0.4487 tonnes per person 0.4438 tonnes per person Portugal
1930s 0.0083 tonnes per person 0.5028 tonnes per person 0.4945 tonnes per person Portugal
1940s 0.0502 tonnes per person 0.3747 tonnes per person 0.3245 tonnes per person Portugal
1950s 0.1733 tonnes per person 0.2738 tonnes per person 0.1005 tonnes per person Portugal
1960s 0.0361 tonnes per person 0.3208 tonnes per person 0.2847 tonnes per person Portugal
1970s 0.0485 tonnes per person 0.2043 tonnes per person 0.1558 tonnes per person Portugal
1980s 0.1258 tonnes per person 0.4032 tonnes per person 0.2774 tonnes per person Portugal
1990s 0.0766 tonnes per person 1.29 tonnes per person 1.21 tonnes per person Portugal
2000s 0.0729 tonnes per person 1.2 tonnes per person 1.13 tonnes per person Portugal
2010s 0.023 tonnes per person 0.9398 tonnes per person 0.9168 tonnes per person Portugal
2020s 0.017 tonnes per person 0.0769 tonnes per person 0.0599 tonnes per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Algeria or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0153 tonnes per person against 0.0129 tonnes per person in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Algeria and Portugal?
0.0024 tonnes per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Portugal?
109 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Portugal rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
Algeria ranks 111th and Portugal ranks 109th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
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