Algeria vs Denmark: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Algeria
5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark
5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
60th
Denmark rank
61st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Algeria
- Denmark
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Algeria ranks 60th and Denmark ranks 61st of 198 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.1899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.1871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.1861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.1784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.1775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.1915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.2063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.4414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1950s | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Algeria or Denmark?
- Algeria, at 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Algeria and Denmark?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Denmark?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Denmark rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Algeria ranks 60th and Denmark ranks 61st of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.