Egypt vs Qatar: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Egypt
8.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
6.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
12th
Qatar rank
15th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Egypt
- Qatar
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 8.14 million tonnes against 6.27 million tonnes in Qatar, a difference of 1.87 million tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 524,689 tonnes | -7,694 tonnes | 532,383 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1960s | 695,790 tonnes | 698,338 tonnes | 2,548 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1970s | 2.30 million tonnes | 717,980 tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.73 million tonnes | -3,637 tonnes | 2.73 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.70 million tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 7.83 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | 4.93 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.88 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 730,690 tonnes | Qatar |
| 2020s | 4.86 million tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | 15,001 tonnes | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Egypt or Qatar?
- Egypt, at 8.14 million tonnes against 6.27 million tonnes in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Egypt and Qatar?
- 1.87 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Qatar?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Qatar rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 15th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.