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
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

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

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.