Egypt vs New Zealand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre

Egypt
7,246 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
7,519 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
108th
New Zealand rank
106th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time

  • Egypt
  • New Zealand
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 7,519 tonnes per square kilometre against 7,246 tonnes per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 273 tonnes per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 108th and New Zealand ranks 106th of 204 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 303.15 tonnes per square kilometre 1,572 tonnes per square kilometre 1,269 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 542.29 tonnes per square kilometre 2,131 tonnes per square kilometre 1,589 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 1,018 tonnes per square kilometre 2,845 tonnes per square kilometre 1,827 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 1,805 tonnes per square kilometre 3,815 tonnes per square kilometre 2,010 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 3,121 tonnes per square kilometre 5,054 tonnes per square kilometre 1,933 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 5,160 tonnes per square kilometre 6,408 tonnes per square kilometre 1,248 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 6,865 tonnes per square kilometre 7,336 tonnes per square kilometre 470.7 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Egypt or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 7,519 tonnes per square kilometre against 7,246 tonnes per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Egypt and New Zealand?
273 tonnes per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and New Zealand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 108th and New Zealand ranks 106th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.