Algeria vs Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Algeria
0.5%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.4%
in 2024
Algeria rank
34th
Nigeria rank
35th
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Algeria
- Nigeria
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Nigeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 34th and Nigeria ranks 35th of 194 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, Algeria or Nigeria?
- Algeria, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Algeria and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Algeria ranks 34th and Nigeria ranks 35th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.