Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Algeria
Algeria: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Algeria, 1916–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Algeria stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 109 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Algeria peaked at 0.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1916.
That places Algeria 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Algeria?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Algeria was 0.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1916.
- How does Algeria rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Algeria ranks 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.