Algeria vs Tunisia
Algeria vs Tunisia: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 3.98 tonnes in Algeria and 2.62 tonnes in Tunisia, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Algeria, by 1.36 tonnes, or 1.52 times that in Tunisia.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Algeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Algeria ranked 71 and Tunisia ranked 99 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 | Tunisia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.98 | 2.62 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 4.13 | 2.56 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 4.16 | 2.51 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 4.05 | 2.57 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | 2.55 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 4.11 | 2.57 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 3.99 | 2.6 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 3.94 | 2.59 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.11 | 2.69 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 3.95 | 2.68 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 3.79 | 2.53 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 3.73 | 2.57 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 3.38 | 2.41 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 3.28 | 2.58 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 3.27 | 2.38 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 3.27 | 2.41 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 3.19 | 2.39 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 3.14 | 2.34 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 3.06 | 2.29 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 2.96 | 2.24 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2.14 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 2.83 | 2.18 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 2.74 | 2.23 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 2.85 | 2.16 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 2.79 | 2.09 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 2.71 | 2.01 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 2.69 | 1.95 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 2.81 | 1.92 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 2.94 | 1.89 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 2.91 | 1.88 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 3.04 | 1.9 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 3.18 | 1.87 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 2.89 | 1.79 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 2.84 | 1.78 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 2.96 | 1.74 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 3.03 | 1.65 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 3.08 | 1.59 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 3.3 | 1.61 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 3.26 | 1.6 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 2.93 | 1.59 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 2.88 | 1.56 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 2.86 | 1.37 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 2.81 | 1.44 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 3.07 | 1.43 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 3.18 | 1.32 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 3.28 | 1.15 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 3.07 | 1.06 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 2.87 | 0.97 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 2.32 | 0.93 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 2.64 | 0.94 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 3.2 | 0.87 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 2.44 | 0.89 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 1.63 | 0.81 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 1.43 | 0.83 | 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 Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlgeria: 70.6% in 2022Tunisia: 74.3% in 2022
- DepressionAlgeria: 3.66% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Tunisia: $1.35B in 2025
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025