Egypt vs Saint Helena: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Egypt
2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Helena
2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
143rd
Saint Helena rank
145th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Egypt
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1854 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 143rd and Saint Helena ranks 145th of 198 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1860s | 0.7048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1870s | 0.7934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1880s | 0.8515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1890s | 0.9304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1900s | 0.9304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.9144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.9683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1930s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1940s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1950s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1960s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3414 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 Saint Helena?
- Egypt, at 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Helena as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Egypt and Saint Helena?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saint Helena?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1854 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Saint Helena rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Egypt ranks 143rd and Saint Helena ranks 145th 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.