Algeria vs Namibia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Algeria
5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia
5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
79th
Namibia rank
81st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Algeria
- Namibia
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Algeria ranks 79th and Namibia ranks 81st of 199 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1860s | 0.7356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1870s | 0.7292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1880s | 0.7229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1890s | 0.6759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1900s | 0.8558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1910s | 0.5423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1920s | 0.5526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1930s | 0.7859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1940s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1950s | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1960s | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 5.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 5.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 5.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Algeria or Namibia?
- Algeria, at 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Algeria and Namibia?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Namibia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Algeria ranks 79th and Namibia ranks 81st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.