Australia vs Egypt: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Australia
1.0%
in 2024
Egypt
0.6%
in 2024
Australia rank
19th
Egypt rank
22nd
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Australia
- Egypt
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.0% against 0.6% in Egypt, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times Egypt's.
Across all 114 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 19th and Egypt ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Australia or Egypt?
- Australia, at 1.0% against 0.6% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Australia and Egypt?
- 0.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Egypt?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Egypt rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Australia ranks 19th and Egypt ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.