Algeria vs Iran
Algeria vs Iran: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 3.98 tonnes in Algeria and 9.05 tonnes in Iran, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iran, by 5.07 tonnes, or 2.27 times that in Algeria.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher since 1989, when it overtook Algeria.
- In 2024, Algeria ranked 71 and Iran ranked 22 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Algeria | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.98 | 9.05 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 4.13 | 9.01 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 4.16 | 8.85 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 4.05 | 8.87 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 8.39 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | 8.19 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 4.11 | 7.68 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 3.99 | 7.84 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 3.94 | 7.66 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.11 | 7.62 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 3.95 | 7.81 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 3.79 | 7.62 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 3.73 | 7.47 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 3.38 | 7.48 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 3.28 | 7.45 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 3.27 | 7.5 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 3.27 | 7.35 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 3.19 | 7.22 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 3.14 | 6.9 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 3.06 | 6.53 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 2.96 | 6.19 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5.9 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 2.83 | 5.65 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 2.74 | 5.46 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 2.85 | 5.33 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 2.79 | 5.13 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 2.71 | 4.76 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 2.69 | 4.83 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 2.81 | 4.68 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 2.94 | 4.56 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 2.91 | 4.51 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 3.04 | 3.96 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 3.18 | 4 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 2.89 | 3.84 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 2.84 | 3.57 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 2.96 | 3.15 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 3.03 | 3.02 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 3.08 | 3.09 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 3.3 | 3.03 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 3.26 | 3.37 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 2.93 | 3.29 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 2.88 | 3.47 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 2.86 | 3.19 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 2.81 | 2.74 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 3.07 | 2.92 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 3.18 | 3.55 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 3.28 | 3.94 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 3.07 | 4.18 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 2.87 | 4.11 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 2.32 | 3.67 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 2.64 | 3.71 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 2.44 | 3.11 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 1.63 | 2.87 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 1.43 | 2.76 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Algeria vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlgeria: 70.6% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionAlgeria: 3.66% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAlgeria: 12 million TIV in 1984Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025