Egypt vs Qatar: Annual CO₂ emissions from gas
Egypt
102.62 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
102.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
18th
Qatar rank
17th
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Egypt
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 102.76 million tonnes against 102.62 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 136,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Qatar ahead.
Egypt ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 17th of 146 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960s | 108,090 tonnes | 549,019 tonnes | 440,929 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1970s | 1.22 million tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 1980s | 6.91 million tonnes | 9.27 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 1990s | 21.94 million tonnes | 21.99 million tonnes | 46,326 tonnes | Qatar |
| 2000s | 64.16 million tonnes | 32.92 million tonnes | 31.24 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 95.02 million tonnes | 79.51 million tonnes | 15.51 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 109.85 million tonnes | 93.07 million tonnes | 16.78 million tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from gas, Egypt or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 102.76 million tonnes against 102.62 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from gas between Egypt and Qatar?
- 136,000 tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Qatar?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Qatar rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from gas?
- Egypt ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 17th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured in tonnes.