Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Algeria
Algeria: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 21.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Algeria, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 21.3% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Algeria peaked at 21.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 1992.
Algeria ranks 165th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.2% | 17.6% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 18.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 20.9% | 21.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 162 Turkmenistan 21.6% compare
- 163 Saint Kitts and Nevis 21.5% compare
- 166 Germany 20.5% compare
- 167 Czechia 20.3% compare
- 168 Anguilla 19.5% 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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Algeria?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Algeria was 21.3% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 1992.
- How does Algeria rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Algeria ranks 165th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.