Algeria vs Canada: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Algeria
0.3165 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada
0.4308 tonnes per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
16th
Canada rank
13th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Algeria
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.4308 tonnes per person against 0.3165 tonnes per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.1143 tonnes per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 16th and Canada ranks 13th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.12 tonnes per person | 0.1514 tonnes per person | 0.9639 tonnes per person | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.59 tonnes per person | 0.1564 tonnes per person | 0.4336 tonnes per person | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.4807 tonnes per person | 0.4947 tonnes per person | 0.014 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.3423 tonnes per person | 0.48 tonnes per person | 0.1377 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3806 tonnes per person | 0.4184 tonnes per person | 0.0378 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.3493 tonnes per person | 0.4195 tonnes per person | 0.0703 tonnes per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Algeria or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.4308 tonnes per person against 0.3165 tonnes per person in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Algeria and Canada?
- 0.1143 tonnes per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Canada?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Canada rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Algeria ranks 16th and Canada ranks 13th of 213 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 flaring. 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 flaring, measured in tonnes per person.