Egypt vs Zimbabwe: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Egypt
0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.0201 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Egypt rank
49th
Zimbabwe rank
46th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Egypt
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0201 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Egypt, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Egypt ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0578 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1349 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0771 tonnes per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
1970s 0.0471 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.072 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0249 tonnes per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
1980s 0.031 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0489 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0179 tonnes per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
1990s 0.0312 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0669 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0357 tonnes per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2000s 0.0292 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1049 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0757 tonnes per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2010s 0.0184 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0353 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0169 tonnes per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2020s 0.0169 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0213 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0044 tonnes per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Egypt or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.0201 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Egypt and Zimbabwe?
0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zimbabwe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Zimbabwe rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
Egypt ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.