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