Algeria vs Pakistan: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population

Algeria
0.5%
in 2024
Pakistan
0.5%
in 2024
Algeria rank
30th
Pakistan rank
31st

Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time

  • Algeria
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 30th and Pakistan ranks 31st of 215 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1940s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Algeria
1950s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Pakistan
1960s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Pakistan
1970s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Algeria
1980s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Algeria
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Algeria
2000s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Pakistan
2010s 0.4% 0.5% 0.0% Pakistan
2020s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Algeria or Pakistan?
Algeria, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Algeria and Pakistan?
0.0%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Pakistan?
79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Pakistan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
Algeria ranks 30th and Pakistan ranks 31st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.