Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Algeria
Algeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 5.48 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Algeria, 1916–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions in Algeria stood at 5.48 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 109 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Algeria peaked at 5.48 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,664 tonnes, in 1916.
Algeria ranks 40th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 22,900 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 47,632 tonnes | 4 |
| 1920s | 213,913 tonnes | 69,616 tonnes | 450,237 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.01 million tonnes | 534,242 tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.08 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | 7.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 30.77 million tonnes | 11.08 million tonnes | 53.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 88.70 million tonnes | 59.41 million tonnes | 125.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 287.44 million tonnes | 141.00 million tonnes | 478.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 811.23 million tonnes | 544.57 million tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 billion tonnes | 2.11 billion tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.79 billion tonnes | 3.13 billion tonnes | 4.53 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.08 billion tonnes | 4.70 billion tonnes | 5.48 billion tonnes | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Algeria?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in Algeria was 5.48 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.48 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,664 tonnes in 1916.
- How does Algeria rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Algeria ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.