Egypt vs Taiwan: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Egypt
332.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Taiwan
283.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Egypt rank
29th
Taiwan rank
32nd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Egypt
- Taiwan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 332.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 283.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Taiwan, a difference of 48.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 29th and Taiwan ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 16 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1860s | 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1870s | 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1880s | 7.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1890s | 8.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1900s | 9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1910s | 11.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1920s | 13.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1930s | 15.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1940s | 23.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1950s | 35.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1960s | 54.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1970s | 65.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1980s | 111.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1990s | 161.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 182.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 235.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 273.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 303.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 297.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 2020s | 326.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 293.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Egypt or Taiwan?
- Egypt, at 332.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 283.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Egypt and Taiwan?
- 48.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Taiwan rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Egypt ranks 29th and Taiwan ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.