Egypt vs Spain: Methane emissions
Egypt
49.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Spain
44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Egypt rank
36th
Spain rank
38th
Methane emissions over time
- Egypt
- Spain
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 49.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Spain, a difference of 5.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Spain ahead.
Egypt ranks 36th and Spain ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1860s | 4.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1870s | 5.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1880s | 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1890s | 7.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1900s | 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1910s | 9.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1920s | 10.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1930s | 11.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1940s | 13.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1950s | 16.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1960s | 24.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1970s | 25.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1980s | 38.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 583,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1990s | 48.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 2000s | 51.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 2010s | 50.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 2020s | 48.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Egypt or Spain?
- Egypt, at 49.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Egypt and Spain?
- 5.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Spain rank globally for methane emissions?
- Egypt ranks 36th and Spain ranks 38th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. 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.