Egypt vs Eritrea: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Egypt
2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eritrea
2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
143rd
Eritrea rank
140th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Egypt
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 143rd and Eritrea ranks 140th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 8 and Eritrea in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1860s | 0.7238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1870s | 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1880s | 0.889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1890s | 0.9313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1900s | 0.9234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.9432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.9799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Egypt or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.85 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 Egypt and Eritrea?
- 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Eritrea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Eritrea rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Egypt ranks 143rd and Eritrea ranks 140th of 198 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.