Colombia vs Egypt: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Colombia
2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Egypt
2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
121st
Egypt rank
118th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Colombia
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Egypt ahead.
Colombia ranks 121st and Egypt ranks 118th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Egypt in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1860s | 0.2676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1870s | 0.3134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1880s | 0.3345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1890s | 0.3025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1900s | 0.2898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.4208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1940s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1192 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, Colombia or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Colombia and Egypt?
- 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Egypt?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Egypt rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Colombia ranks 121st 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.