Egypt vs Tanzania: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions

Egypt
0.8%
in 2024
Tanzania
0.9%
in 2024
Egypt rank
26th
Tanzania rank
24th

Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Egypt
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania ahead.

Egypt ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 24th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Tanzania Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Tanzania
1860s 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% Tanzania
1870s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Tanzania
1880s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Tanzania
1890s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Tanzania
1900s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Tanzania
1910s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Tanzania
1920s 0.3% 0.6% 0.3% Tanzania
1930s 0.3% 0.6% 0.2% Tanzania
1940s 0.5% 0.8% 0.3% Tanzania
1950s 0.5% 0.8% 0.4% Tanzania
1960s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Tanzania
1970s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Tanzania
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Tanzania
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Egypt
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.1% Egypt
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Egypt
2020s 0.8% 0.9% 0.1% Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Egypt or Tanzania?
Tanzania, 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 Tanzania?
0.1%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tanzania?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Tanzania rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
Egypt ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 24th 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

Indicator
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.