Algeria vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Carbon intensity of GDP

Algeria
0.2568 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.2106 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Algeria rank
23rd
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
20th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Algeria
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.20.30.40.50.6199020072024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.2568 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2106 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0462 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Algeria ranks 23rd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2624 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.5718 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3094 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 0.2304 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.4089 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1785 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 0.2556 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2885 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0329 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 0.273 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2285 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0446 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, Algeria or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Algeria, at 0.2568 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2106 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Algeria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
0.0462 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Algeria ranks 23rd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 191 countries.
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 $.