Algeria vs Norway: Per capita methane emissions
Algeria
1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Norway
1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
44th
Norway rank
43rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Algeria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Algeria ranks 44th and Norway ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.4632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.4568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.4516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.4448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.4231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.4106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.4154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.3997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.5344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1950s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1960s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1970s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1980s | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1990s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 2000s | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Algeria or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Algeria and Norway?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Norway rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Algeria ranks 44th and Norway ranks 43rd 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.