Afghanistan vs Egypt: Per capita methane emissions
Afghanistan
0.3897
in 2024
Egypt
0.4277
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
179th
Egypt rank
176th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Afghanistan
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.4277 against 0.3897 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.038.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 179th and Egypt ranks 176th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 11 and Egypt in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.963 | 0.662 | 0.301 | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.9728 | 0.6724 | 0.3004 | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.9905 | 0.7062 | 0.2843 | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 1.02 | 0.7563 | 0.2641 | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 1.06 | 0.8036 | 0.2539 | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 1.05 | 0.8104 | 0.2405 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.7419 | 0.809 | 0.0671 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.6632 | 0.8071 | 0.1439 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.9752 | 0.7889 | 0.1862 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 1.06 | 0.7292 | 0.3336 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 1.02 | 0.7074 | 0.3107 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.9495 | 0.8003 | 0.1492 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.7555 | 0.671 | 0.0845 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.6873 | 0.7611 | 0.0738 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.5178 | 0.7451 | 0.2273 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.4582 | 0.6401 | 0.1819 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.4592 | 0.5176 | 0.0584 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.3914 | 0.4287 | 0.0372 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Afghanistan or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 0.4277 against 0.3897 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 0.038, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Egypt rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th and Egypt ranks 176th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.