emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Algeria
Algeria: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
181st
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.648 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0757 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
62
1961–2022
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Algeria, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Algeria stood at 0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 0.648 tonnes per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0757 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1965.
Algeria ranks 181st of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Algeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1357 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1198 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1033 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0877 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0757 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1002 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1076 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1163 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1306 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1294 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1194 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1402 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1489 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1525 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1494 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1782 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1992 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2199 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2205 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2383 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.241 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2533 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2684 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2918 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3361 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3591 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3591 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3521 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3763 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3891 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4079 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4187 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4383 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4265 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4248 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4348 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4206 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4545 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4745 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4885 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4678 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4879 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4897 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5036 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5046 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4512 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4707 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4935 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4892 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5185 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5808 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6095 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6178 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.648 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5995 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5821 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5648 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5888 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5942 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5508 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1085 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0757 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1357 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1658 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1194 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2205 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3075 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2383 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3763 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.429 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3891 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4745 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.483 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4512 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5046 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5799 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4892 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.648 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5638 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5942 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 178 Peru 0.6387 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 179 Oman 0.5658 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 180 Venezuela 0.5516 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 182 Libya 0.5095 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 183 Niger 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 184 Vanuatu 0.4628 tonnes per square kilometre 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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Algeria?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Algeria was 0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.648 tonnes per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0757 tonnes per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Algeria rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 181st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.