Algeria vs South Africa: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Algeria
0.5%
in 2024
South Africa
0.5%
in 2024
Algeria rank
31st
South Africa rank
28th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Algeria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Algeria, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 28th of 211 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.7% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Algeria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Algeria and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and South Africa?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and South Africa rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Algeria ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 28th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.