Egypt vs Tanzania: Change air pollutant emissions

Egypt
4.50 million
in 2022
Tanzania
3.79 million
in 2022
Egypt rank
14th
Tanzania rank
17th

Change air pollutant emissions over time

  • Egypt
  • Tanzania
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M175018862022

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 4.50 million against 3.79 million in Tanzania, a difference of 707,940.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 17th of 216 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 21 and Tanzania in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Tanzania Difference Ahead
1750s 237,208 100,041 137,167 Egypt
1760s 233,749 100,314 133,435 Egypt
1770s 230,230 100,582 129,648 Egypt
1780s 226,645 100,844 125,801 Egypt
1790s 222,985 101,099 121,886 Egypt
1800s 219,241 101,347 117,894 Egypt
1810s 220,210 101,818 118,392 Egypt
1820s 226,976 102,565 124,411 Egypt
1830s 233,739 103,306 130,433 Egypt
1840s 240,464 104,040 136,424 Egypt
1850s 256,000 115,838 140,162 Egypt
1860s 291,964 145,132 146,832 Egypt
1870s 337,924 181,819 156,105 Egypt
1880s 384,891 227,766 157,125 Egypt
1890s 435,805 285,310 150,495 Egypt
1900s 492,602 387,987 104,615 Egypt
1910s 554,316 536,756 17,560 Egypt
1920s 612,026 586,295 25,731 Egypt
1930s 653,656 627,994 25,662 Egypt
1940s 682,758 664,852 17,906 Egypt
1950s 634,895 838,425 203,530 Tanzania
1960s 576,476 1.07 million 492,655 Tanzania
1970s 634,329 1.47 million 836,862 Tanzania
1980s 1.04 million 1.99 million 946,430 Tanzania
1990s 1.40 million 2.44 million 1.03 million Tanzania
2000s 2.17 million 2.72 million 552,502 Tanzania
2010s 2.89 million 3.24 million 356,030 Tanzania
2020s 4.43 million 3.75 million 681,363 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change air pollutant emissions, Egypt or Tanzania?
Egypt, at 4.50 million against 3.79 million in Tanzania as of 2022.
What is the difference in change air pollutant emissions between Egypt and Tanzania?
707,940, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tanzania?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Egypt and Tanzania rank globally for change air pollutant emissions?
Egypt ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 17th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Change air pollutant emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed