Colombia vs Egypt: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Colombia
0.8%
in 2024
Egypt
0.8%
in 2024
Colombia rank
25th
Egypt rank
26th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Colombia
- Egypt
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Egypt ahead.
Colombia ranks 25th and Egypt ranks 26th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 11 and Egypt in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Colombia or Egypt?
- Colombia, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Colombia and Egypt?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Egypt?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Egypt rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Colombia ranks 25th and Egypt ranks 26th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.