Algeria vs Venezuela: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Algeria
3.6%
in 2024
Venezuela
3.8%
in 2024
Algeria rank
9th
Venezuela rank
8th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Algeria
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 3.8% against 3.6% in Algeria, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Venezuela ahead.
Algeria ranks 9th and Venezuela ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.9% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 2.7% | 3.6% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 2.2% | 2.4% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.3% | 2.0% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 0.0% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Algeria or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 3.8% against 3.6% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Algeria and Venezuela?
- 0.2%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Venezuela?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Venezuela rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Algeria ranks 9th and Venezuela ranks 8th 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.