Bolivia vs Egypt: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Bolivia
2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Egypt
2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
117th
Egypt rank
118th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Egypt
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Egypt ahead.
Bolivia ranks 117th and Egypt ranks 118th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1860s | 0.1984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1870s | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1880s | 0.2572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1890s | 0.2171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1900s | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.2151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.2389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.2684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.4037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1950s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 4.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Bolivia or Egypt?
- Bolivia, at 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Bolivia and Egypt?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Egypt?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Egypt rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 117th and Egypt ranks 118th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.