Egypt vs Tanzania: Nitrous oxide emissions
Egypt
22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tanzania
26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Egypt rank
26th
Tanzania rank
24th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Egypt
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Egypt, a difference of 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 24th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 303,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 540,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 237,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 324,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 576,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 252,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 398,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 719,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 320,779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1880s | 510,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 938,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 427,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1890s | 572,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 491,467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1900s | 641,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 553,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1910s | 824,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 755,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1920s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 5.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 6.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 8.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 10.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 14.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 724,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 2000s | 19.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 2010s | 22.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 924,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 2020s | 22.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Egypt or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 26.18 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 Egypt and Tanzania?
- 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Tanzania rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Egypt ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 24th 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.