Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Algeria
Algeria: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector was 591.8 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Algeria, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 591.8 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions by sector in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Algeria peaked at 638.34 kilograms per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 269.94 kilograms per person, in 1990.
Algeria ranks 37th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 295.88 kilograms per person | 269.94 kilograms per person | 312.35 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 359.69 kilograms per person | 307.08 kilograms per person | 412.12 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 504.74 kilograms per person | 378.85 kilograms per person | 624.79 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 610.75 kilograms per person | 591.8 kilograms per person | 638.34 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 by sector in Algeria?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Algeria was 591.8 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 638.34 kilograms per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 269.94 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for per capita co₂ emissions by sector?
- Algeria ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by sector rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.