Brazil vs Egypt: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Brazil
1.7%
in 2024
Egypt
1.9%
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
Egypt rank
9th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Egypt ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 9th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 9 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 0.5% | 1.7% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 0.5% | 2.0% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Brazil or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 1.9% against 1.7% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Brazil and Egypt?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 9th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.