Africa Eastern and Southern vs Algeria: Carbon intensity of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.2039 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Algeria
0.2568 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
22nd
Algeria rank
23rd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Algeria
00.10.20.30.4199020072024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.2568 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2039 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0529 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 22nd and Algeria ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Algeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Algeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3461 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2624 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0837 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 0.3134 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2304 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.083 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 0.2526 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2556 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.003 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Algeria
2020s 0.2131 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.273 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0599 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Algeria?
Algeria, at 0.2568 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2039 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Algeria?
0.0529 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Algeria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Algeria rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 22nd and Algeria ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.