Egypt vs Uzbekistan: Methane emissions

Egypt
49.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uzbekistan
52.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Egypt rank
36th
Uzbekistan rank
33rd

Methane emissions over time

  • Egypt
  • Uzbekistan
020.0M40.0M60.0M185019372024

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 52.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 49.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Egypt, a difference of 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 36th and Uzbekistan ranks 33rd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 17 and Uzbekistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1850s 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
1860s 4.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
1870s 5.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
1880s 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
1890s 7.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
1900s 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
1910s 9.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
1920s 10.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
1930s 11.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
1940s 13.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
1950s 16.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
1960s 24.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
1970s 25.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
1980s 38.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
1990s 48.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
2000s 51.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
2010s 50.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Egypt
2020s 48.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 52.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Egypt or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 52.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 49.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Egypt and Uzbekistan?
2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Uzbekistan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Uzbekistan rank globally for methane emissions?
Egypt ranks 36th and Uzbekistan ranks 33rd 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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.