Algeria vs Congo: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Algeria
4.29 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo
4.13 tonnes per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
81st
Congo rank
84th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Algeria
- Congo
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 4.29 tonnes per person against 4.13 tonnes per person in Congo, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Algeria ranks 81st and Congo ranks 84th of 194 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.03 tonnes per person | 72.99 tonnes per person | 69.96 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 1.59 tonnes per person | 19.28 tonnes per person | 17.7 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 3.08 tonnes per person | 5.72 tonnes per person | 2.64 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 3.28 tonnes per person | 3.78 tonnes per person | 0.4969 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 3.53 tonnes per person | 6.48 tonnes per person | 2.95 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 3.17 tonnes per person | 6.23 tonnes per person | 3.07 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 3.88 tonnes per person | 5.54 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 4.22 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | 0.1296 tonnes per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Algeria or Congo?
- Algeria, at 4.29 tonnes per person against 4.13 tonnes per person in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Algeria and Congo?
- 0.16 tonnes per person, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Congo?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Congo rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Algeria ranks 81st and Congo ranks 84th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.