Algeria vs Taiwan: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Algeria
0.5%
in 2024
Taiwan
0.5%
in 2024
Algeria rank
33rd
Taiwan rank
32nd
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Algeria
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Algeria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 33rd and Taiwan ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 10 and Taiwan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Algeria or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Algeria and Taiwan?
- 0.0%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Taiwan rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Algeria ranks 33rd and Taiwan ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – 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.