CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Algeria
Algeria: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total was 121,312 thousand metric tons in 2009. ◆ Volatile
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Algeria, 1960–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 121,312 thousand metric tons for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in 2009. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Algeria peaked at 121,312 thousand metric tons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5,427 thousand metric tons, in 1963.
Algeria ranks 3rd of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,278 thousand metric tons | 5,427 thousand metric tons | 11,276 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 35,356 thousand metric tons | 15,075 thousand metric tons | 62,530 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 67,314 thousand metric tons | 39,270 thousand metric tons | 84,121 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,009 thousand metric tons | 78,896 thousand metric tons | 107,080 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,489 thousand metric tons | 84,293 thousand metric tons | 121,312 thousand metric tons | 10 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 1 South Africa 499,016 thousand metric tons compare
- 2 Egypt, Arab Republic of 216,137 thousand metric tons compare
- 4 Nigeria 70,234 thousand metric tons compare
- 5 Libya 62,874 thousand metric tons compare
- 6 Morocco 48,815 thousand metric tons compare
More environment data for Algeria
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 95,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 97,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 40,578 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 5,798 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 33,940 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 28,790 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 524,777 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Algeria?
- Co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Algeria was 121,312 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 121,312 thousand metric tons in 2009.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,427 thousand metric tons in 1963.
- How does Algeria rank for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
- Algeria ranks 3rd out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.