Egypt vs Qatar: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Egypt
1.3%
in 2024
Qatar
1.3%
in 2024
Egypt rank
18th
Qatar rank
17th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Egypt
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in Egypt, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Qatar ahead.
Egypt ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 17th of 146 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Egypt or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.3% against 1.3% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Egypt and Qatar?
- 0.0%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Qatar?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Qatar rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Egypt ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 17th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.