Co2 land use per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Co2 land use per capita was 0.0542 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0542
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
101st
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.59
in 1960
All-time low
-0.1721
in 1982
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Algeria, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in Algeria is 0.0542, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Algeria peaked at 3.59 in 1960 and was at its lowest, -0.1721, in 1982.
That places Algeria 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4722 | — |
| 1851 | 0.578 | +22.4% |
| 1852 | 0.6391 | +10.6% |
| 1853 | 0.6762 | +5.8% |
| 1854 | 0.7004 | +3.6% |
| 1855 | 0.7169 | +2.3% |
| 1856 | 0.7283 | +1.6% |
| 1857 | 0.7364 | +1.1% |
| 1858 | 0.7419 | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 0.7456 | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.7825 | +4.9% |
| 1861 | 0.8011 | +2.4% |
| 1862 | 0.8111 | +1.2% |
| 1863 | 0.8163 | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 0.8184 | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.8186 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.8173 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.8149 | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.8118 | -0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.8079 | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.8372 | +3.6% |
| 1871 | 0.8502 | +1.6% |
| 1872 | 0.8554 | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 0.8563 | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.8547 | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.8515 | -0.4% |
| 1876 | 0.8473 | -0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.8424 | -0.6% |
| 1878 | 0.8368 | -0.7% |
| 1879 | 0.8309 | -0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.8581 | +3.3% |
| 1881 | 0.8679 | +1.1% |
| 1882 | 0.8702 | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 0.8688 | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.8651 | -0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.8601 | -0.6% |
| 1886 | 0.8543 | -0.7% |
| 1887 | 0.8479 | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.8411 | -0.8% |
| 1889 | 0.8341 | -0.8% |
| 1890 | 0.8503 | +1.9% |
| 1891 | 0.858 | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 0.8599 | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.8582 | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.8544 | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.8494 | -0.6% |
| 1896 | 0.8435 | -0.7% |
| 1897 | 0.837 | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.8302 | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.8222 | -1.0% |
| 1900 | 1.08 | +31.3% |
| 1901 | 1.2 | +10.7% |
| 1902 | 1.25 | +4.8% |
| 1903 | 1.28 | +2.2% |
| 1904 | 1.29 | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 1.3 | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 1.29 | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 1.29 | -0.5% |
| 1908 | 1.28 | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 1.27 | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.9888 | -22.2% |
| 1911 | 0.8496 | -14.1% |
| 1912 | 0.7695 | -9.4% |
| 1913 | 0.7197 | -6.5% |
| 1914 | 0.6854 | -4.8% |
| 1915 | 0.6599 | -3.7% |
| 1916 | 0.6399 | -3.0% |
| 1917 | 0.6232 | -2.6% |
| 1918 | 0.609 | -2.3% |
| 1919 | 0.5958 | -2.2% |
| 1920 | 0.7349 | +23.4% |
| 1921 | 0.8077 | +9.9% |
| 1922 | 0.8494 | +5.2% |
| 1923 | 0.8745 | +3.0% |
| 1924 | 0.8907 | +1.9% |
| 1925 | 0.9018 | +1.2% |
| 1926 | 0.9099 | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 0.9157 | +0.6% |
| 1928 | 0.9196 | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.9206 | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 1.24 | +34.7% |
| 1931 | 1.39 | +12.2% |
| 1932 | 1.47 | +5.7% |
| 1933 | 1.51 | +2.8% |
| 1934 | 1.53 | +1.4% |
| 1935 | 1.54 | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 1.54 | +0.1% |
| 1937 | 1.54 | -0.2% |
| 1938 | 1.53 | -0.4% |
| 1939 | 1.52 | -0.6% |
| 1940 | 1.5 | -1.3% |
| 1941 | 1.48 | -1.4% |
| 1942 | 1.47 | -1.2% |
| 1943 | 1.45 | -1.0% |
| 1944 | 1.44 | -1.0% |
| 1945 | 1.42 | -1.0% |
| 1946 | 1.41 | -1.0% |
| 1947 | 1.39 | -1.0% |
| 1948 | 1.38 | -1.0% |
| 1949 | 1.36 | -1.1% |
| 1950 | 1.74 | +27.5% |
| 1951 | 1.97 | +13.2% |
| 1952 | 2.15 | +9.3% |
| 1953 | 2.31 | +7.5% |
| 1954 | 2.48 | +7.6% |
| 1955 | 2.67 | +7.5% |
| 1956 | 2.85 | +6.7% |
| 1957 | 3.04 | +6.7% |
| 1958 | 3.22 | +6.0% |
| 1959 | 3.4 | +5.6% |
| 1960 | 3.59 | +5.6% |
| 1961 | 1.89 | -47.5% |
| 1962 | 1.1 | -41.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6712 | -39.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6438 | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4642 | -27.9% |
| 1966 | 0.7397 | +59.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3659 | -50.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2734 | -25.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2796 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9761 | +249.1% |
| 1971 | 1.12 | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7485 | -33.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6021 | -19.6% |
| 1974 | 1.73 | +186.9% |
| 1975 | 1.89 | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8106 | -57.2% |
| 1977 | 0.477 | -41.2% |
| 1978 | 0.247 | -48.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2048 | -17.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1424 | -30.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1299 | -8.7% |
| 1982 | -0.1721 | -232.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6723 | -490.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3144 | -53.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2317 | -26.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3714 | +60.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2551 | -31.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2419 | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1242 | -48.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4917 | +295.7% |
| 1991 | 1.08 | +119.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5149 | -52.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3753 | -27.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2709 | -27.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4113 | +51.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2908 | -29.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2296 | -21.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1769 | -22.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1128 | -36.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1741 | +54.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1884 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2206 | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2628 | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 0.198 | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1642 | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1355 | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1208 | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1245 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1112 | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0984 | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0827 | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0755 | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0921 | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0714 | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0613 | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0679 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0677 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.115 | +69.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0572 | -50.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0363 | -36.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0773 | +112.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0642 | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 0.058 | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0542 | -6.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0542 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027, 19.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0542 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0069, 7.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +490.7% | -0.1721 | 0.6723 |
| 1990 | +295.7% | 0.1242 | 0.4917 |
| 1970 | +249.1% | 0.2796 | 0.9761 |
| 1982 | -232.4% | 0.1299 | -0.1721 |
| 1974 | +186.9% | 0.6021 | 1.73 |
| 1991 | +119.3% | 0.4917 | 1.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6735 | 0.4722 | 0.7456 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.81 | 0.7825 | 0.8186 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8463 | 0.8309 | 0.8563 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8568 | 0.8341 | 0.8702 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8463 | 0.8222 | 0.8599 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.25 | 1.08 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7141 | 0.5958 | 0.9888 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8725 | 0.7349 | 0.9206 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.48 | 1.24 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.58 | 1.74 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.2734 | 3.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8808 | 0.2048 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2311 | -0.1721 | 0.6723 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3952 | 0.1128 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.17 | 0.1112 | 0.2628 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0789 | 0.0572 | 0.115 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.058 | 0.0363 | 0.0773 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 98 Bangladesh 0.0853 compare
- 99 Mauritania 0.0712 compare
- 100 South Africa 0.0596 compare
- 102 Oman 0.0509 compare
- 103 Iraq 0.0493 compare
- 104 Japan 0.0444 compare
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 co2 land use per capita in Algeria?
- Co2 land use per capita in Algeria was 0.0542 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 in 1960.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1721 in 1982.
- How does Algeria rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Algeria ranks 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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