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