Egypt vs Venezuela: Methane emissions
Egypt
49.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Venezuela
47.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Egypt rank
36th
Venezuela rank
37th
Methane emissions over time
- Egypt
- Venezuela
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 49.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Venezuela, a difference of 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 36th and Venezuela ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Venezuela in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1860s | 4.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1870s | 5.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1880s | 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1890s | 7.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1900s | 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1910s | 9.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 294,194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 10.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 11.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 13.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 16.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 24.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 25.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 38.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 48.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 51.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 50.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 48.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 321,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Egypt or Venezuela?
- Egypt, at 49.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Egypt and Venezuela?
- 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Venezuela rank globally for methane emissions?
- Egypt ranks 36th and Venezuela ranks 37th 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.