Algeria vs Nigeria: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Algeria
262.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nigeria
284.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Algeria rank
29th
Nigeria rank
27th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Algeria
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 284.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 262.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Algeria, a difference of 21.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Nigeria'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 Nigeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 562,767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 624,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 679,758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 754,585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 829,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 903,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 26.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1960s | 36.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 78.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 134.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 114.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 204.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 147.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 295.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 154.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 313.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 158.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 209.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 309.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 100.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 250.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 296.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Algeria or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 284.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 262.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Algeria and Nigeria?
- 21.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Algeria ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.