Egypt vs India: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Egypt
2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India
2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
143rd
India rank
141st
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
Egypt ranks 143rd and India ranks 141st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and India in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1860s | 0.7238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1870s | 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1880s | 0.889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1890s | 0.9313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1900s | 0.9234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1910s | 0.9432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1920s | 0.9799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1930s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1940s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1950s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1960s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1970s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1980s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1787 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, Egypt or India?
- India, at 2.94 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 India?
- 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Egypt ranks 143rd and India ranks 141st 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.