Egypt vs Ukraine: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Egypt
0.8%
in 2024
Ukraine
0.7%
in 2024
Egypt rank
26th
Ukraine rank
29th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Egypt
- Ukraine
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ukraine ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and Ukraine ranks 29th of 201 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 2.7% | 2.5% | Ukraine |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 2.7% | 2.5% | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 2.7% | 2.5% | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 2.7% | 2.5% | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 2.7% | 2.5% | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 2.6% | 2.4% | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 2.6% | 2.4% | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 2.8% | 2.5% | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 2.6% | 2.3% | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 2.5% | 2.1% | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 2.6% | 2.2% | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 2.5% | 2.1% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Egypt or Ukraine?
- Egypt, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Egypt and Ukraine?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ukraine?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Ukraine rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Egypt ranks 26th and Ukraine ranks 29th 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.