Egypt vs India: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring
Egypt
3.06 million tonnes
in 2024
India
2.79 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
24th
India rank
26th
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.06 million tonnes against 2.79 million tonnes in India, a difference of 268,350 tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 24th and India ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 128,500 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1.86 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 128,968 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 18,320 tonnes | 5.37 million tonnes | 5.35 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 3.96 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.26 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.50 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.73 million tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | 894,456 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from flaring, Egypt or India?
- Egypt, at 3.06 million tonnes against 2.79 million tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from flaring between Egypt and India?
- 268,350 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Egypt ranks 24th and India ranks 26th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes.