Egypt vs South Africa: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Egypt
0.8%
in 2024
South Africa
0.7%
in 2024
Egypt rank
26th
South Africa rank
28th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 28th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | South Africa |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | South Africa |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | South Africa |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 1.0% | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at 0.8% against 0.7% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Egypt and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Egypt ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 28th 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.