Egypt vs Poland: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Egypt
0.8%
in 2024
Poland
0.9%
in 2024
Egypt rank
26th
Poland rank
23rd
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Egypt
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 26th and Poland ranks 23rd of 201 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Poland |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Poland |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Poland |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Poland |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Poland |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 2.0% | 1.6% | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 2.0% | 1.6% | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.2% | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Egypt or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Egypt and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Poland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Poland rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Egypt ranks 26th and Poland ranks 23rd 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.