Algeria vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Algeria
0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
154th
Papua New Guinea rank
155th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Algeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1860s | 0.0303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1870s | 0.0338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1880s | 0.0398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1890s | 0.0405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 0.0403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.0465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.1214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.1468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.1889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.1587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0042 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Algeria, at 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Algeria ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th 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.