Colombia vs Egypt: Nitrous oxide emissions
Colombia
23.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Egypt
22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Colombia rank
25th
Egypt rank
26th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Colombia
- Egypt
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 23.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Egypt, a difference of 638,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Egypt ahead.
Colombia ranks 25th and Egypt ranks 26th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 11 and Egypt in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 241,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1860s | 259,637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 324,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1870s | 311,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 398,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 86,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1880s | 388,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 510,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1890s | 590,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 572,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Colombia |
| 1900s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 641,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 449,431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Colombia |
| 1910s | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 824,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 742,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Colombia |
| 1920s | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 400,018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Colombia |
| 1930s | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 235,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Colombia |
| 1940s | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 334,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1950s | 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Colombia |
| 1960s | 10.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Colombia |
| 1970s | 13.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Colombia |
| 1980s | 15.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Colombia |
| 1990s | 17.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Colombia |
| 2000s | 18.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 749,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 2010s | 19.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 2020s | 22.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 325,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Colombia or Egypt?
- Colombia, at 23.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Colombia and Egypt?
- 638,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Egypt?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Egypt rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Colombia ranks 25th and Egypt ranks 26th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.