Per capita ghg excl land use in Algeria
Algeria: Per capita ghg excl land use was 5.61 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
5.61
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
60th
of 198 countries
All-time high
6.46
in 1978
All-time low
0.1717
in 1938
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg excl land use in Algeria, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 5.61 for per capita ghg excl land use in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg excl land use in Algeria peaked at 6.46 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1717, in 1938.
Algeria ranks 60th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg excl land use in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1886 | — |
| 1851 | 0.1892 | +0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.1895 | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.1893 | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.1891 | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.1889 | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.1887 | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.1884 | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.1899 | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 0.1902 | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.1904 | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.1907 | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.1909 | +0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.1912 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.1906 | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.1901 | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.1895 | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.189 | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.1885 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.1881 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.1876 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.1872 | -0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.1869 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.1867 | -0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.1866 | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.1864 | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.1863 | -0.1% |
| 1877 | 0.1861 | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.1859 | -0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.1862 | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.1864 | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.1865 | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.1866 | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.1867 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.187 | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.1873 | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.1876 | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.1876 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.1876 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.1873 | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.1871 | -0.1% |
| 1891 | 0.1868 | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.1866 | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.1863 | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.1862 | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.186 | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.1859 | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.1857 | -0.1% |
| 1898 | 0.1854 | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.1848 | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.184 | -0.4% |
| 1901 | 0.183 | -0.5% |
| 1902 | 0.1816 | -0.7% |
| 1903 | 0.1804 | -0.7% |
| 1904 | 0.1791 | -0.7% |
| 1905 | 0.1779 | -0.7% |
| 1906 | 0.1767 | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 0.175 | -0.9% |
| 1908 | 0.1737 | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 0.1728 | -0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.1723 | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.1721 | -0.1% |
| 1912 | 0.1723 | +0.1% |
| 1913 | 0.1724 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.1729 | +0.3% |
| 1915 | 0.1733 | +0.2% |
| 1916 | 0.1817 | +4.9% |
| 1917 | 0.1832 | +0.8% |
| 1918 | 0.1871 | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 0.1876 | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.1881 | +0.2% |
| 1921 | 0.1821 | -3.2% |
| 1922 | 0.1887 | +3.6% |
| 1923 | 0.1839 | -2.5% |
| 1924 | 0.1946 | +5.8% |
| 1925 | 0.1943 | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.1891 | -2.7% |
| 1927 | 0.1935 | +2.3% |
| 1928 | 0.1935 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.2069 | +6.9% |
| 1930 | 0.1993 | -3.6% |
| 1931 | 0.195 | -2.2% |
| 1932 | 0.1972 | +1.1% |
| 1933 | 0.1989 | +0.8% |
| 1934 | 0.1957 | -1.6% |
| 1935 | 0.1951 | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.1734 | -11.1% |
| 1937 | 0.1777 | +2.4% |
| 1938 | 0.1717 | -3.3% |
| 1939 | 0.3591 | +109.1% |
| 1940 | 0.3479 | -3.1% |
| 1941 | 0.3731 | +7.2% |
| 1942 | 0.4242 | +13.7% |
| 1943 | 0.4257 | +0.4% |
| 1944 | 0.4539 | +6.6% |
| 1945 | 0.4684 | +3.2% |
| 1946 | 0.4881 | +4.2% |
| 1947 | 0.4721 | -3.3% |
| 1948 | 0.4761 | +0.9% |
| 1949 | 0.4844 | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 2.57 | +431.4% |
| 1951 | 2.61 | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 2.37 | -9.1% |
| 1953 | 2.57 | +8.6% |
| 1954 | 2.56 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 2.73 | +6.4% |
| 1956 | 2.79 | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 2.88 | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 2.54 | -11.8% |
| 1959 | 2.84 | +11.7% |
| 1960 | 3.04 | +7.2% |
| 1961 | 3.03 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 2.83 | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 2.59 | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 2.52 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 2.76 | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 3.27 | +18.4% |
| 1967 | 3 | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 3.19 | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 3.49 | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 3.69 | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 4.96 | +34.4% |
| 1973 | 5.57 | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 4.82 | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 4.64 | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 5.1 | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 5.25 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 6.46 | +23.1% |
| 1979 | 5.38 | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 6.1 | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 4.68 | -23.2% |
| 1982 | 4.18 | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 4.69 | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 5.5 | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 5.46 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 5.51 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 5.7 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 5.52 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 5.33 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 5.2 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 5.1 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.04 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 5.16 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 5.31 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 5.68 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 5.75 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.97 | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 5.4 | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 4.84 | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 4.75 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 4.46 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 4.38 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.67 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 4.43 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 4.94 | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 4.81 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.74 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.78 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.72 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.8 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.9 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 5.13 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.37 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 5.46 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.34 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.4 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.51 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.58 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.15 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 5.42 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 5.62 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 5.75 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 5.61 | -2.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 5.61 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.03, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 5.61 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.52, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg excl land use in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +431.4% | 0.4844 | 2.57 |
| 1939 | +109.1% | 0.1717 | 0.3591 |
| 1972 | +34.4% | 3.69 | 4.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1892 | 0.1884 | 0.1902 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1899 | 0.1881 | 0.1912 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1866 | 0.1859 | 0.1876 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1871 | 0.1864 | 0.1876 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1861 | 0.1848 | 0.1871 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1784 | 0.1728 | 0.184 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1775 | 0.1721 | 0.1876 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1915 | 0.1821 | 0.2069 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2063 | 0.1717 | 0.3591 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4414 | 0.3479 | 0.4881 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.65 | 2.37 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.91 | 2.52 | 3.27 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.94 | 3.49 | 6.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.27 | 4.18 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.24 | 4.84 | 5.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.67 | 4.38 | 4.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.26 | 4.8 | 5.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.51 | 5.15 | 5.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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 per capita ghg excl land use in Algeria?
- Per capita ghg excl land use in Algeria was 5.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.46 in 1978.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1717 in 1938.
- How does Algeria rank for per capita ghg excl land use?
- Algeria ranks 60th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg excl land use rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg excl land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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