Australia vs Egypt: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas

Australia
2.38 billion tonnes
in 2024
Egypt
2.44 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
25th
Egypt rank
23rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time

  • Australia
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.44 billion tonnes against 2.38 billion tonnes in Australia, a difference of 59.99 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Egypt ahead.

Australia ranks 25th and Egypt ranks 23rd of 146 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Egypt Difference Ahead
1910s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1920s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1930s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1940s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1960s 117,859 tonnes 360,287 tonnes 242,428 tonnes Egypt
1970s 36.32 million tonnes 3.37 million tonnes 32.95 million tonnes Australia
1980s 213.58 million tonnes 41.85 million tonnes 171.72 million tonnes Australia
1990s 539.59 million tonnes 186.39 million tonnes 353.20 million tonnes Australia
2000s 1.01 billion tonnes 611.86 million tonnes 394.53 million tonnes Australia
2010s 1.65 billion tonnes 1.44 billion tonnes 206.93 million tonnes Australia
2020s 2.23 billion tonnes 2.23 billion tonnes 5.49 million tonnes Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Australia or Egypt?
Egypt, at 2.44 billion tonnes against 2.38 billion tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Australia and Egypt?
59.99 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Egypt?
100 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2024.
How do Australia and Egypt rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
Australia ranks 25th and Egypt ranks 23rd of 146 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 gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 14,474 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.