Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Algeria
Algeria: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.3236 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Algeria, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Algeria stood at 0.3236 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Algeria peaked at 0.732 kilograms per international-$ in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1664 kilograms per international-$, in 1959.
Algeria ranks 33rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1931 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1664 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2121 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2051 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1688 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2482 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5249 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3015 kilograms per international-$ | 0.732 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5954 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3765 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7152 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6071 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4691 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6612 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3283 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2745 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4054 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2818 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2587 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3092 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3146 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3057 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3236 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 30 Bulgaria 0.3391 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 31 Mauritania 0.3361 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 32 Belarus 0.325 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 34 Malaysia 0.3212 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 35 Cambodia 0.3203 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 36 Comoros 0.3161 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Algeria
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.6% (2100)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Population, total 47.44 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Urban population 35.96 million (2025)
- Urban population 75.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.23 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.48 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.23 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.23 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Algeria?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Algeria was 0.3236 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.732 kilograms per international-$ in 1978.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1664 kilograms per international-$ in 1959.
- How does Algeria rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Algeria ranks 33rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).