Waste — Emissions per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Algeria, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions per capita in Algeria is 0.44 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Algeria peaked at 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.25 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Algeria ranks 44th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.44 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.29 t CO2eq/cap, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.44 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.43 t CO2eq/cap, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.307 t CO2eq/cap | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.361 t CO2eq/cap | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4225 t CO2eq/cap | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 41 Antigua and Barbuda 0.47 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 41 Costa Rica 0.47 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 43 Finland 0.46 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 44 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.44 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 44 Colombia 0.44 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 44 Georgia 0.44 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 44 Latvia 0.44 t CO2eq/cap 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 waste — emissions per capita in Algeria?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Algeria was 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Algeria ranks 44th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.