Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Algeria
Algeria: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 4.29 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Algeria, 1916–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 4.29 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Algeria peaked at 4.45 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5989 tonnes per person, in 1919.
That places Algeria 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 109 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.619 tonnes per person | 0.5989 tonnes per person | 0.6405 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1920s | 0.879 tonnes per person | 0.7386 tonnes per person | 0.9331 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.5 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.5 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.03 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | 3.91 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.59 tonnes per person | 0.9604 tonnes per person | 4.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.08 tonnes per person | 2.07 tonnes per person | 3.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.28 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 3.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.53 tonnes per person | 3.09 tonnes per person | 4.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.17 tonnes per person | 2.91 tonnes per person | 3.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.88 tonnes per person | 3.35 tonnes per person | 4.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 tonnes per person | 3.92 tonnes per person | 4.45 tonnes per person | 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)
- 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Algeria?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Algeria was 4.29 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.45 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5989 tonnes per person in 1919.
- How does Algeria rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Algeria ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.