Algeria vs Iraq: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Algeria
0.2742 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iraq
0.2842 tonnes per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
25th
Iraq rank
22nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Algeria
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.2842 tonnes per person against 0.2742 tonnes per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 25th and Iraq ranks 22nd of 209 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 7 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | Algeria |
| 1930s | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | Algeria |
| 1940s | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | Algeria |
| 1950s | 0.0302 tonnes per person | 0.0254 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | Algeria |
| 1960s | 0.0347 tonnes per person | 0.0679 tonnes per person | 0.0332 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.0425 tonnes per person | 0.1122 tonnes per person | 0.0698 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.0995 tonnes per person | 0.2445 tonnes per person | 0.145 tonnes per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.084 tonnes per person | 0.0813 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | Algeria |
| 2000s | 0.1221 tonnes per person | 0.0769 tonnes per person | 0.0452 tonnes per person | Algeria |
| 2010s | 0.2261 tonnes per person | 0.1486 tonnes per person | 0.0775 tonnes per person | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.2741 tonnes per person | 0.2824 tonnes per person | 0.0083 tonnes per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Algeria or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.2842 tonnes per person against 0.2742 tonnes per person in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Algeria and Iraq?
- 0.01 tonnes per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Iraq rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Algeria ranks 25th and Iraq ranks 22nd of 209 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 from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.