Egypt vs East Timor: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Egypt
2.80 million tonnes
in 2024
East Timor
3.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
82nd
East Timor rank
79th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Egypt
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 3.76 million tonnes against 2.80 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 963,780 tonnes.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was East Timor ahead.
Egypt ranks 82nd and East Timor ranks 79th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 10 and East Timor in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -232,723 tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | East Timor |
| 1860s | -4,291 tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | East Timor |
| 1870s | 321,443 tonnes | 788,790 tonnes | 467,347 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1880s | 1.37 million tonnes | 771,910 tonnes | 600,776 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1890s | 1.47 million tonnes | 944,286 tonnes | 522,575 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1900s | 1.27 million tonnes | 809,077 tonnes | 465,282 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1910s | 1.16 million tonnes | 829,980 tonnes | 331,874 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1920s | 1.09 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 16,914 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1930s | 2.39 million tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | 581,193 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1940s | 4.09 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1950s | 5.82 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 4.57 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1960s | 5.61 million tonnes | 304,515 tonnes | 5.30 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 902,128 tonnes | 5.00 million tonnes | 4.09 million tonnes | East Timor |
| 1980s | 950,327 tonnes | 6.00 million tonnes | 5.05 million tonnes | East Timor |
| 1990s | 5.48 million tonnes | 5.90 million tonnes | 414,445 tonnes | East Timor |
| 2000s | 2.81 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 887 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.86 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 1.75 million tonnes | East Timor |
| 2020s | 2.80 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Egypt or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 3.76 million tonnes against 2.80 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Egypt and East Timor?
- 963,780 tonnes, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and East Timor?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and East Timor rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Egypt ranks 82nd and East Timor ranks 79th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change, measured in tonnes.