Egypt vs India: Per capita ghg emissions

Egypt
2.85
in 2024
India
2.94
in 2024
Egypt rank
144th
India rank
142nd

Per capita ghg emissions over time

  • Egypt
  • India
123185019372024

How they compare

India currently reports 2.94 against 2.85 in Egypt, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.

Egypt ranks 144th and India ranks 142nd of 199 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 1.33 0.6277 India
1860s 0.7238 1.22 0.4918 India
1870s 0.782 1.24 0.4542 India
1880s 0.889 1.29 0.4023 India
1890s 0.9313 1.32 0.3873 India
1900s 0.9234 1.3 0.3808 India
1910s 0.9432 1.32 0.3773 India
1920s 0.9799 1.8 0.8157 India
1930s 1.02 1.86 0.8375 India
1940s 1.27 2.02 0.752 India
1950s 1.52 2.46 0.9371 India
1960s 1.79 1.94 0.1517 India
1970s 1.69 1.71 0.0246 India
1980s 2.22 1.7 0.5242 Egypt
1990s 2.48 1.81 0.6728 Egypt
2000s 2.93 1.97 0.9591 Egypt
2010s 3.08 2.47 0.6128 Egypt
2020s 2.9 2.72 0.1787 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita ghg emissions, Egypt or India?
India, at 2.94 against 2.85 in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions between Egypt and India?
0.09, 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?
Egypt ranks 144th and India ranks 142nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed