Algeria vs Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Algeria
0.9%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.7%
in 2024
Algeria rank
19th
Nigeria rank
20th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Algeria
- Nigeria
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 211 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Nigeria | 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% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Algeria or Nigeria?
- Algeria, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Algeria and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Algeria ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 20th 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.