Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Algeria
Algeria: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Algeria, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.3% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Algeria peaked at 0.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
That places Algeria 55th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +21.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 3.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 52 New Zealand 0.3% compare
- 53 Netherlands 0.3% compare
- 54 Sweden 0.3% compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 0.3% compare
- 57 Cambodia 0.3% compare
- 58 Zimbabwe 0.3% compare
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Algeria?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Algeria was 0.3% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Algeria ranks 55th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. 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 global greenhouse gas emissions 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.