Algeria vs Cape Verde: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Algeria
0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cape Verde
0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
154th
Cape Verde rank
157th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Algeria
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 154th and Cape Verde ranks 157th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 17 and Cape Verde in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1860s | 0.0303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1870s | 0.0338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1880s | 0.0398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1890s | 0.0405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1900s | 0.0403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1910s | 0.0465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1920s | 0.062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1930s | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1940s | 0.1214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1950s | 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1960s | 0.1468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1970s | 0.1889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.1587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.1668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 2010s | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Algeria or Cape Verde?
- Algeria, at 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Algeria and Cape Verde?
- 0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Cape Verde?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Cape Verde rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Algeria ranks 154th and Cape Verde ranks 157th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.