Bolivia vs Egypt: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Bolivia
2.31 tonnes per person
in 2024
Egypt
2.22 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
125th
Egypt rank
128th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Bolivia
- Egypt
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 2.31 tonnes per person against 2.22 tonnes per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 125th and Egypt ranks 128th of 213 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.034 tonnes per person | 0.0362 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 0.0442 tonnes per person | 0.0158 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.028 tonnes per person | 0.0654 tonnes per person | 0.0373 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.0742 tonnes per person | 0.2465 tonnes per person | 0.1724 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.2288 tonnes per person | 0.4795 tonnes per person | 0.2507 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.378 tonnes per person | 0.7095 tonnes per person | 0.3315 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.7583 tonnes per person | 0.7807 tonnes per person | 0.0224 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.6839 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 0.5537 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.36 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 0.1077 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.22 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 0.8074 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.77 tonnes per person | 2.32 tonnes per person | 0.5481 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.93 tonnes per person | 2.26 tonnes per person | 0.3274 tonnes per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Bolivia or Egypt?
- Bolivia, at 2.31 tonnes per person against 2.22 tonnes per person in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Bolivia and Egypt?
- 0.09 tonnes per person, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Egypt?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Egypt rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Bolivia ranks 125th and Egypt ranks 128th of 213 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.