Egypt vs India: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
2.22 tonnes per person
in 2024
India
2.2 tonnes per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
128th
India rank
129th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.22 tonnes per person against 2.2 tonnes per person in India, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 114 shared years of data; in 1911 it was India ahead.
Egypt ranks 128th and India ranks 129th of 213 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 9 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0243 tonnes per person | 0.1121 tonnes per person | 0.0879 tonnes per person | India |
| 1920s | 0.0442 tonnes per person | 0.1251 tonnes per person | 0.0809 tonnes per person | India |
| 1930s | 0.0654 tonnes per person | 0.1193 tonnes per person | 0.0539 tonnes per person | India |
| 1940s | 0.2465 tonnes per person | 0.1427 tonnes per person | 0.1039 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.4795 tonnes per person | 0.2021 tonnes per person | 0.2773 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.7095 tonnes per person | 0.3019 tonnes per person | 0.4075 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.7807 tonnes per person | 0.3744 tonnes per person | 0.4063 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes per person | 0.513 tonnes per person | 0.7246 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.47 tonnes per person | 0.786 tonnes per person | 0.6805 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.03 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 0.9639 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.32 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 0.6795 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.26 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 0.2685 tonnes per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Egypt or India?
- Egypt, at 2.22 tonnes per person against 2.2 tonnes per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and India?
- 0.02 tonnes per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 128th and India ranks 129th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.