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