Algeria vs Sudan: Share of global methane emissions
Algeria
0.7%
in 2024
Sudan
0.8%
in 2024
Algeria rank
26th
Sudan rank
25th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Algeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sudan ahead.
Algeria ranks 26th and Sudan ranks 25th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Sudan |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Sudan |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Sudan |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Sudan |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sudan |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Algeria or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Algeria and Sudan?
- 0.1%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Sudan rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Algeria ranks 26th and Sudan ranks 25th of 201 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 methane 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 methane emissions.