Egypt vs Latvia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Egypt
201.94 million tonnes
in 2024
Latvia
152.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
65th
Latvia rank
68th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Egypt
- Latvia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 201.94 million tonnes against 152.57 million tonnes in Latvia, a difference of 49.36 million tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 114 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Latvia ahead.
Egypt ranks 65th and Latvia ranks 68th of 179 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 4.22 million tonnes | 4.22 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 5.31 million tonnes | 5.31 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 8.66 million tonnes | 8.66 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 16.91 million tonnes | 16.91 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1950s | 2.33 million tonnes | 34.39 million tonnes | 32.07 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1960s | 8.35 million tonnes | 60.03 million tonnes | 51.68 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1970s | 21.41 million tonnes | 86.38 million tonnes | 64.97 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1980s | 44.58 million tonnes | 114.96 million tonnes | 70.37 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1990s | 73.28 million tonnes | 140.49 million tonnes | 67.21 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 2000s | 102.80 million tonnes | 147.71 million tonnes | 44.91 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 2010s | 131.96 million tonnes | 151.30 million tonnes | 19.34 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 2020s | 182.21 million tonnes | 152.46 million tonnes | 29.75 million tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Egypt or Latvia?
- Egypt, at 201.94 million tonnes against 152.57 million tonnes in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Egypt and Latvia?
- 49.36 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Latvia?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Latvia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Egypt ranks 65th and Latvia ranks 68th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.