Algeria vs Australia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Algeria
3.6%
in 2024
Australia
3.9%
in 2024
Algeria rank
9th
Australia rank
7th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Algeria
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.9% against 3.6% in Algeria, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 9th and Australia ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Australia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.9% | 0.2% | 6.7% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 2.4% | 2.2% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.2% | 1.1% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 0.9% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 4.1% | 0.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Algeria or Australia?
- Australia, at 3.9% against 3.6% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Algeria and Australia?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Australia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Australia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Algeria ranks 9th and Australia ranks 7th 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 from flaring. 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 flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.