Algeria vs Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil

Algeria
0.5%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.6%
in 2024
Algeria rank
30th
Nigeria rank
29th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Algeria
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 215 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 8 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1910s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Algeria
1920s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Algeria
1930s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Algeria
1940s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Algeria
1950s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Algeria
1960s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Algeria
1970s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Algeria
1980s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Nigeria
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Nigeria
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Algeria
2010s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Nigeria
2020s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Algeria or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Algeria and Nigeria?
0.1%, with Nigeria 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 from oil?
Algeria ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 29th 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 oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 20,888 data points, 1855–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.