Algeria vs Malaysia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Algeria
0.9%
in 2024
Malaysia
1.0%
in 2024
Algeria rank
19th
Malaysia rank
16th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Algeria
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 19th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Algeria |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Algeria or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Algeria and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Malaysia?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Malaysia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Algeria ranks 19th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 211 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 from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.