Methane emissions in Algeria

Algeria emitted 56.3 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Algeria, 2024 56.3 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −3.9% 2023: 58.6 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 36th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Algeria over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period AlgeriaWorld
2024 56.3 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 58.6 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 57.3 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 55.6 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 53.1 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 56.3 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 56.9 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 57.0 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 57.6 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 56.0 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 56.0 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 53.2 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 54.0 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 53.7 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 53.5 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 48.6 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 55.3 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 52.0 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 56.7 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 52.4 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 52.2 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 54.6 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 48.0 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 52.5 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 61.4 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.9% from 58.6 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 56.0 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +0.6%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Algeria has the 36th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Algeria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database