Afghanistan vs Egypt: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Afghanistan
0.0913 tonnes per person
in 2024
Egypt
0.104 tonnes per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
88th
Egypt rank
87th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Afghanistan
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.104 tonnes per person against 0.0913 tonnes per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0127 tonnes per person.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 88th and Egypt ranks 87th of 179 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Egypt in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0171 tonnes per person | 0.0104 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.0304 tonnes per person | 0.0295 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.0301 tonnes per person | 0.0453 tonnes per person | 0.0152 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.0329 tonnes per person | 0.0517 tonnes per person | 0.0188 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0.0461 tonnes per person | 0.0412 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.0149 tonnes per person | 0.037 tonnes per person | 0.022 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.0889 tonnes per person | 0.0427 tonnes per person | 0.0463 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0877 tonnes per person | 0.0752 tonnes per person | 0.0124 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Afghanistan or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 0.104 tonnes per person against 0.0913 tonnes per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 0.0127 tonnes per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Egypt rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Afghanistan ranks 88th and Egypt ranks 87th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.