Algeria vs Indonesia: Per capita methane emissions
Algeria
1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Indonesia
1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
44th
Indonesia rank
47th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Algeria
- Indonesia
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Indonesia, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Indonesia ahead.
Algeria ranks 44th and Indonesia ranks 47th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 8 and Indonesia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 0.4632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 0.4568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 0.4516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 0.4448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 0.4231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 0.4106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 0.4154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 0.3997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 0.5344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1960s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1970s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1980s | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1990s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 2000s | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 2010s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 2020s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Algeria or Indonesia?
- Algeria, at 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Algeria and Indonesia?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Indonesia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Indonesia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Algeria ranks 44th and Indonesia ranks 47th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.