Egypt vs South Africa: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Egypt
22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
South Africa
20.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Egypt rank
26th
South Africa rank
28th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 20.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in South Africa, a difference of 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 28th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 303,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 1860s | 324,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 1870s | 398,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 1880s | 510,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 1890s | 572,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 1900s | 641,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 1910s | 824,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 1920s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 1930s | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 1940s | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 1950s | 5.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 1960s | 6.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 1970s | 8.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 1980s | 10.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 1990s | 14.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 2000s | 19.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Africa |
| 2010s | 22.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 2020s | 22.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 20.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Egypt and South Africa?
- 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Egypt ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 28th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.