UNFCCC Country Brief 2014:

Algeria
A. Key Country Indicators
Global Rank

Global share

CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (2012)

34

0.36%

Population2 (2013)

33

0.55%

CO2 emissions / Pop.1 (2012)

79

GDP Size2 (2013)

32

0.51%

Based on PPP

GDP Size2 (2013)

49

0.28%

Based on exchange rates

UNDP human development index3 (2012)

93

GDP Structure2, % (2013)

114.4 Mt CO2 Eq.

39.21 Million
2.97 tCO2 per capita

Agriculture: 9, Industry: 49, Services: 42

Share of GDP2, % (2013)

Imports: 28, Exports: 37

B. CO2 Emissions and Related Indicators

Trend
1990-2012

1990
26,239,708
236.77
22.19
52.73
103.48
9,023
0.85
2.01
0.22

Population2
GDP (billions 2005 USD PPP)2
1
TPES (Mtoe)
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (Mt)1
GHG emissions (Mt CO2 eq.)4
GDP / Pop.(2005 USD PPP per capita)
TPES / Pop. (toe per capita)
CO2 fuel comb. / Pop. (t CO2 per capita)
CO2 fuel comb. / GDP (kg CO2 / 2005 USD PPP)

2000
31,719,449
279.78
27.00
63.52
130.99
8,820
0.85
2.00
0.23

2005
33,960,903
365.96
32.33
79.37
147.36
10,776
0.95
2.34
0.22

Change
(%)
1990-2012
46.7
85.1
108.8
116.9
26.2
42.4
47.9
17.1

Growth rate
(% per year)
1990-2012
1.8
2.8
3.4
3.6
1.1
1.6
1.8
0.7

2010
37,062,820
413.58
40.11
97.51
170.51
11,159
1.08
2.63
0.24

2012
38,481,705
438.34
46.33
114.35
11,391
1.20
2.97
0.26

2012
143.76
5.30
102.52

Change
(%)
1990-2012
43.6
345.5
30.5

Ratio of imports/exports
to production (%)
1990
2012
1.2
3.7
78.4
71.3

2012
17.96
0.00
0.29
0.00
28.01
0.05
0.00
0.02
0.00
0.00
46.33

Change
(%)
1990-2012
92.8
-57.37
130.11
360.74
48.19
-50.00
108.79

Share of TPES
(%)
1990
2012
42.0
38.8
0.0
0.0
3.1
0.6
0.0
0.0
54.9
60.5
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
100.0

C. Energy Profile1
Mtoe
Trend
1990-2012

1990
100.11
1.19
78.53

Energy production
Energy imports
Energy exports

2000
142.22
0.78
115.75

2005
166.66
1.42
135.15

2010
150.52
1.69
111.11

Mtoe
Trend
1990-2012

1990
9.32
0.00
0.69
0.00
12.17
0.01
0.00
0.01
0.00
-0.01
22.19

Oil
Oil Shale
Coal
Peat
Gas
Hydro energy
Nuclear energy
Combust. renewables & waste
Wind/Solar/Geothermal
Other (electricity trade)
TPES

2000
9.59
0.00
0.52
0.00
16.84
0.00
0.00
0.05
0.00
-0.01
27.00

2005
11.00
0.00
0.68
0.00
20.52
0.05
0.00
0.07
0.00
0.01
32.33

2010
16.39
0.00
0.34
0.00
23.32
0.01
0.00
0.05
0.00
-0.01
40.11

D. CO2 Emissions by Fuel Type1

140
114.3

120
100
Mt of CO2

1990
80
63.5

62.9
60

52.7

50.9

2000
2012

37.7

40
24.1

25.2

27.4

20
1.3

0.7

0.6

0
Coal
[1]

Source :
Source :
[3]
Source :
[2]

Oil

International Energy Agengy (IEA)

World Bank, World Development Indicators
UNDP, Human Devlopment Indicators

Gas
[4]

Source :

Total

Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research

(EDGAR)

E. Trends in CO2 Emissions by Sector5

50
45
40

Mt of CO2

35
30

Energy industries

25

Manufacturing Industries and Construction

Transport

20

Other

15
10
5
0
1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

F. Emissions by sector6
Latest year for which data (submitted to the
UNFCCC as part of a National Comunication or
inventory submission) is available
Category

2000

Waste 10.3%
Solvents 0.0%

GHG Emissions (kt CO2 eq.)

87,595.60
5,463.83
6,534.62
-7,879.80
11,428.54
103,142.79
111,022.59

1. Energy
2. Industrial Processes
3. Solvents
4. Agriculture
5. LULUCF
5bis Land-Use Change and Forestry
6. Waste
7. Other
GHG Total with LULUCF
GHG Total without LULUCF

Agriculture
5.9%
Energy 78.9%

Industrial
Processes
4.9%
Other 0.0%

G. Emissions of CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs and SF67

180.00

0.70
6.3

160.00
0.49
4.9

140.00

0.37
4.5

Mt CO2 eq

120.00
100.00

47.7

45.6
0.33
3.9

43.8

HFCs, PFCs, SF6

N2O - Total

80.00

31.2

CH4 - Total
CO2 - Total

60.00

115.9
96.3

40.00

82.3
68.1

20.00
0.00
1990

2000

2005

2010

H. Further Information
UNFCCC GHG Data Interface
Annual GHG Inventory Submissions
Submitted INDCs
Sixth National Communications
Submitted Biennial Reports
Focal Point and Ratification Status of the Convention and the Protocol
[5]

Source :
Source :
[7]
Source :
[6]

International Energy Agengy (IEA)

UNFCCC
Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR)

This Country Brief was generated on:

04/09/2015

IEA Data Services

World Bank Data
UNDP Open Data
EDGAR