How have things changed?, per capita in Algeria
Algeria: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0021 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0021 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
170th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0049 metric tons per person
in 1994
All-time low
0.0014 metric tons per person
in 1968
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in Algeria, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.0021 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Algeria peaked at 0.0049 metric tons per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 metric tons per person, in 1968.
That places Algeria 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -15.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +24.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -23.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | +20.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +39.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.004 metric tons per person | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +30.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -23.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | -24.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -28.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | +35.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0021 metric tons per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 19% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0021 metric tons per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0038 metric tons per person, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0021 metric tons per person | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 metric tons per person | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 0.0044 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 0.0028 metric tons per person | 0.0049 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 metric tons per person | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 0.0044 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 0.0029 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 metric tons per person | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 167 Guatemala 0.0022 metric tons per person compare
- 168 Turkmenistan 0.0022 metric tons per person compare
- 169 Dominican Republic 0.0021 metric tons per person compare
- 171 Cuba 0.002 metric tons per person compare
- 172 Czechia 0.002 metric tons per person compare
- 173 Ethiopia 0.0019 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Algeria?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Algeria was 0.0021 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 metric tons per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 metric tons per person in 1968.
- How does Algeria rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Algeria ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
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- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.