Carbon intensity vs gdp in Algeria
Algeria: Carbon intensity vs gdp was 253.63 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity vs gdp in Algeria, 1965–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity vs gdp in Algeria is 253.63, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity vs gdp in Algeria peaked at 738.79 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 157, in 1982.
Algeria ranks 43rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Carbon intensity vs gdp in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 273.95 | — |
| 1966 | 289 | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 307.22 | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 309.48 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 343.04 | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 422.72 | +23.2% |
| 1971 | 476.94 | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 648.09 | +35.9% |
| 1973 | 738.79 | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 549.69 | -25.6% |
| 1975 | 458.41 | -16.6% |
| 1976 | 480.3 | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 465.55 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 551.94 | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 306.16 | -44.5% |
| 1980 | 374.34 | +22.3% |
| 1981 | 214.48 | -42.7% |
| 1982 | 157 | -26.8% |
| 1983 | 192.51 | +22.6% |
| 1984 | 271.55 | +41.1% |
| 1985 | 275.78 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 272.13 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 292.13 | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 271.55 | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 266.13 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 241.15 | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 250.31 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 247.89 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 273.48 | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 291.28 | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 306.64 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 321.51 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 293.96 | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 343.39 | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 291.32 | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 281.99 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 276.88 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 278.58 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 279.64 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 260.1 | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 299.98 | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 274 | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 269.39 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 256.7 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 259.52 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 268.65 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 268.9 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 267.47 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 263.68 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 260.49 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 259.78 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 256.81 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 265.32 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 261.01 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 263.21 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 264.23 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 257.65 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 262.94 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 269.6 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 253.63 | -5.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 253.63 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 219.89, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 253.63 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 215.73, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity vs gdp in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -44.5% | 551.94 | 306.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 304.54 | 273.95 | 343.04 | 5 |
| 1970s | 509.86 | 306.16 | 738.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 258.76 | 157 | 374.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 286.09 | 241.15 | 343.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 273.68 | 256.7 | 299.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 263.53 | 256.81 | 268.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 261.61 | 253.63 | 269.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More climate change data for Algeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,103 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 325.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 936.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 865.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 70.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity vs gdp in Algeria?
- Carbon intensity vs gdp in Algeria was 253.63 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity vs gdp recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 738.79 in 1973.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity vs gdp recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 157 in 1982.
- How does Algeria rank for carbon intensity vs gdp?
- Algeria ranks 43rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity vs gdp rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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