Egypt vs Ukraine: Nitrous oxide emissions
Egypt
22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ukraine
20.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Egypt rank
26th
Ukraine rank
29th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Egypt
- Ukraine
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 20.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ukraine, a difference of 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ukraine ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and Ukraine ranks 29th of 201 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 303,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1860s | 324,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 398,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 510,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 572,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 641,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 824,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 5.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 6.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 8.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 10.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 14.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 19.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 22.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 22.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 914,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Egypt or Ukraine?
- Egypt, at 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 20.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Egypt and Ukraine?
- 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ukraine?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Ukraine rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Egypt ranks 26th and Ukraine ranks 29th 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.