Egypt vs Sudan: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Egypt
2.0%
in 2100
Sudan
1.3%
in 2100
Egypt rank
11th
Sudan rank
14th
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Egypt
- Sudan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.0% against 1.3% in Sudan, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 14th of 234 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 37 and Sudan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1100s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 1200s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 1300s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 1400s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1500s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 1600s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1700s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1710s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1720s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1730s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1740s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1750s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1760s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1770s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1780s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1790s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1800s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1810s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1820s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1830s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1840s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 2030s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 2040s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 2050s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 2060s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 2070s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 2080s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 2090s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 2100s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Egypt or Sudan?
- Egypt, at 2.0% against 1.3% in Sudan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Egypt and Sudan?
- 0.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sudan?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Egypt and Sudan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 14th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.