Algeria vs Spain: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Algeria
0.5%
in 2024
Spain
0.5%
in 2024
Algeria rank
33rd
Spain rank
34th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Algeria
- Spain
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Spain ahead.
Algeria ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Algeria or Spain?
- Algeria, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Algeria and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Spain rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Algeria ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 34th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.