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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Algeria: Environment & Sustainability
How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?
Algeria is placed 178th of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 4.234 (2024); Water Stress 144.81 (2023).
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Environment & Sustainability
178th
of 186 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Algeria on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
4.234
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Lower is better
Algeria: 4.234. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.
- World median
- 3.21
- Best in Northern Africa
- 0.353 Sudan
- Land neighbours
- Libya 8.842 · Morocco 1.814 · Mali 0.285 · Mauritania 1.013 · Niger 0.117 · Tunisia 2.661
Key 2 of 4
Water Stress
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
144.81
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lower is better
Algeria: 144.81. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.
- World median
- 10
- Best in Northern Africa
- 18.83 Morocco
- Land neighbours
- Libya 817.14 · Morocco 18.83 · Mali 42.95 · Mauritania 13.25 · Niger 11.02 · Tunisia 97.05
Key 3 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
0.01
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
Algeria: 0.01. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in Northern Africa
- 2.74 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Morocco 0.05 · Mali 0.04 · Niger 0 · Tunisia 2.03
No reading
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lower is better
Global Footprint Network publishes no 2025 figure for Algeria, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.
- World median
- 2.296
- Best in Northern Africa
- 1.269 Sudan
- Land neighbours
- Mali 1.097 · Niger 1.175 · Tunisia 1.629
02Over time
Which way Algeria is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) · lower is better
AlgeriaWorld median
Algeria rose from 2.736 in 2000 to 4.234 in 2024; the world median went from 2.662 to 3.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Algeria World median 2024 4.234 3.210 2023 4.394 3.145 2022 4.239 3.162 2021 4.067 3.087 2020 3.886 2.903 2019 4.214 3.273 2018 4.104 3.036 2017 3.964 3.049 2016 3.875 2.894 2015 4.006 2.846 2014 3.888 2.919 2013 3.684 2.779 2012 3.602 2.770 2011 3.380 2.748 2010 3.257 2.812 2009 3.278 2.799 2008 3.119 2.979 2007 3.146 2.593 2006 3.087 2.865 2005 3.309 2.885 2004 2.784 2.802 2003 2.924 2.918 2002 2.824 2.785 2001 2.745 2.726 2000 2.736 2.662 Water Stress
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) · lower is better
AlgeriaWorld median
Algeria rose from 85.83 in 2000 to 144.81 in 2023; the world median went from 10.07 to 10.
Every year’s figures
Year Algeria World median 2023 144.8 10.000 2022 144.8 10.190 2021 140.6 10.460 2020 149.6 10.460 2019 145.7 10.890 2018 141.8 10.460 2017 137.9 10.460 2016 129.9 10.460 2015 126.0 10.190 2014 67.8 10.460 2013 65.3 10.460 2012 109.8 10.460 2011 105.7 10.460 2010 103.2 10.710 2009 100.6 10.960 2008 98.5 10.815 2007 96.4 11.180 2006 91.5 10.430 2005 90.8 10.250 2004 88.6 10.715 2003 85.8 10.370 2002 85.8 10.180 2001 85.8 10.130 2000 85.8 10.070 Organic Agricultural Area
Organic share of agricultural land (%) · higher is better
AlgeriaWorld median
Algeria rose from 0 in 2005 to 0.01 in 2024; the world median went from 0.345 to 0.725.
Every year’s figures
Year Algeria World median 2024 0.01 0.725 2023 0.01 0.780 2022 0.00 0.740 2021 0.00 0.710 2020 0.00 0.665 2019 0.00 0.550 2018 0.00 0.490 2017 0.00 0.630 2016 0.00 0.545 2015 0.00 0.540 2014 0.00 0.470 2013 0.00 0.440 2012 0.00 0.480 2011 0.00 0.460 2010 0.00 0.330 2009 0.00 0.335 2008 0.00 0.290 2007 0.00 0.370 2006 0.00 0.305 2005 0.00 0.345
03In context
Algeria beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.
Algeria and the countries it borders
Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | CO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) | Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mauritania | 66th | 1.013 | 13.25 | — | — |
 Niger | 83rd | 0.117 | 11.02 | 0 | 1.175 |
 Mali | 94th | 0.285 | 42.95 | 0.04 | 1.097 |
 Tunisia | =108th | 2.661 | 97.05 | 2.03 | 1.629 |
 Moroccocompare | =137th | 1.814 | 18.83 | 0.05 | — |
| Algeria | 178th | 4.234 | 144.81 | 0.01 | — |
 Libya | 182nd | 8.842 | 817.14 | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.
Placed either side on environment & sustainability
The countries immediately above and below Algeria in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Algeria is ahead of the world, and behind
44 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median8
Statistics on which Algeria does better than the middle country measured.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5650.821.565▲ Improved since 2013
Algeria: 0.82 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 153rd of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38915.48.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Algeria: 15.4 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 118 · derived.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.143.53.14▼ Worsened since 2015
Algeria: 3.5 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.
Position 59th of 186 · derived.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.7060.678▲ Improved since 2013
Algeria: 0.706 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 60th of 156 · derived.
Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9660.8470.966No earlier reading
Algeria: 0.847 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.
Position 116th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.430.45▲ Improved since 2014
Algeria: 0.43 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.
Ranked 83rd of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 54.65No earlier reading
Algeria: 4.6 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 90th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.117.0716.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Algeria: 17.07 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Behind the world median13
Statistics on which Algeria does worse than the middle country measured.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4447.4147.44▲ Improved since 2014
Algeria: 47.41 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 96th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4515.714.45▼ Worsened since 2013
Algeria: 15.7 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 99th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.86263.8No earlier reading
Algeria: 62 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 55th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 0-0.040▼ Worsened since 2015
Algeria: -0.04 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.
World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.179.254.17No real change since 2015
Algeria: 9.25 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.
Position 59th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2791.0485.279▲ Improved since 2014
Algeria: 1.048 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.187.7218.18No real change since 2015
Algeria: 7.72 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75632.85433.75▼ Worsened since 2014
Algeria: 632.85 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.
Position 32nd of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6633.8741.663No earlier reading
Algeria: 3.874 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7384.6712.738▼ Worsened since 2014
Algeria: 4.671 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,528247.312,528No real change since 2012
Algeria: 247.31 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 164th of 181 · derived.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.321.06937.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Algeria: 1.069 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 153rd of 162 · derived.
Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.061.06932.06▼ Worsened since 2014
Algeria: 1.069 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 153rd of 162 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Algeria: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end22
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70822.591.708No real change since 2011
Algeria: 22.59 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 19th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.692,037325.69No real change since 2015
Algeria: 2,037 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4742.0121.474Moved since 2015
Algeria: 2.012 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,2782,544,756689,278No real change since 2013
Algeria: 2,544,756 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 48th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.1630.109No real change since 2013
Algeria: 0.163 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 75th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,63515,6058,635Moved since 2013
Algeria: 15,605 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 73rd of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.4620.144Moved since 2014
Algeria: 0.462 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,37597,94552,375Moved since 2014
Algeria: 97,945 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1467.4362.14Moved since 2012
Algeria: 67.43 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 78th of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,7754,4983,775Moved since 2015
Algeria: 4,498 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,82411,61313,824Moved since 2015
Algeria: 11,613 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Agricultural Irrigated LandFAO · 2023 · world median 3.663.3453.66No earlier reading
Algeria: 3.345 · world median 3.66 · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 89.04.
Position 64th of 121 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 10010100No earlier reading
Algeria: 10 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0491.0273.049Moved since 2014
Algeria: 1.027 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9541.2462.954Moved since 1990
Algeria: 1.246 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.711.73Moved since 2014
Algeria: 0.71 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 133rd of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.3620.6787.36Moved since 2013
Algeria: 20.67 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 145th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9617.3637.96No real change since 2013
Algeria: 17.36 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 159th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8322.2757.83No real change since 2013
Algeria: 22.27 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.634.67937.63Moved since 2013
Algeria: 4.679 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.180.535Moved since 2013
Algeria: 0.18 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 161st of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.080.8331.08No real change since 2013
Algeria: 0.83 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.
Position 197th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Algeria
Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Ecological Footprint, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Mangrove Area, Operating Coal Power Capacity and Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Environment & Sustainability among Algeria’s 15 topics
Environment & Sustainability is Algeria’s 14th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledgejoint 87th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture81st of 1844/4 keys
- Digital & Technology91st of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience96th of 1934/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing101st of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital100th of 1963/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties147th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation137th of 1763/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions152nd of 1944/4 keys
- Energy132nd of 1653/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade145th of 1773/4 keys
- Gender & Equality158th of 1832/4 keys
- Peace & Security166th of 1773/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability178th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labour176th of 1824/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on environment & sustainability
The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Algeria can most readily be measured against.
1
AngolaMiddle Africa
1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale
- 2
São Tomé and PríncipeMiddle Africa
2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
3
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa
3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Angola1st3/4 keysHighest in Northern Africa
Egypt96th4/4 keysThis page
Algeria178th3/4 keys
Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Algeria on environment & sustainability: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Algeria rank on environment & sustainability?
Algeria is placed 178th of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress and Organic Agricultural Area). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Algeria?
4.234 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.
What is the latest Water Stress figure for Algeria?
144.81 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.
How does Algeria compare with Morocco on environment & sustainability?
Morocco is placed joint 137th of 186, and Algeria 178th. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: Morocco 1.814, Algeria 4.234; Water Stress: Morocco 18.83, Algeria 144.81; Organic Agricultural Area: Morocco 0.05, Algeria 0.01.
How have Algeria’s environment & sustainability figures changed?
CO₂ Emissions per Capita rose from 2.736 in 2000 to 4.234 in 2024; Water Stress rose from 85.83 in 2000 to 144.81 in 2023; Organic Agricultural Area rose from 0 in 2005 to 0.01 in 2024.
Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Algeria?
No current reading is published for Algeria on Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Ecological Footprint, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Mangrove Area, Operating Coal Power Capacity and Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.
How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- CO₂ Emissions per Capita — Global Carbon Project, CC BY 4.0
- Water Stress — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Ecological Footprint — Global Footprint Network, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 44 statistics on this page come from 16 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Algeria’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Algeria (banner) — Daggett.fr derivative work: JamesA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Angola — Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk, CC0
- Sierra Leone — Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Algeria: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/algeria/environment