What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Egypt and France?

5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and France?

175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs France: Greenhouse gas emissions

Egypt

332.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents

in 2024

France

337.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents

in 2024

Egypt rank

29th

France rank

28th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

Egypt
France

How they compare

France currently reports 337.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 332.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Egypt, a difference of 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

Across all 175 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 29th and France ranks 28th of 199 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	France	Difference	Ahead
1850s	4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	108.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	104.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
1860s	4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	122.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	118.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
1870s	5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	140.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	134.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
1880s	7.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	166.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	159.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
1890s	8.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	191.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	183.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
1900s	9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	225.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	215.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
1910s	11.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	205.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	193.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
1920s	13.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	284.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	271.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
1930s	15.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	352.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	336.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
1940s	23.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	268.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	245.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
1950s	35.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	375.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	340.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
1960s	54.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	507.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	453.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
1970s	65.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	668.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	603.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
1980s	111.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	591.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	479.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
1990s	161.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	548.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	386.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
2000s	235.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	467.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	231.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
2010s	303.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	418.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	115.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France
2020s	326.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	360.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	34.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Egypt or France?: France, at 337.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 332.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Egypt and France?: 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and France?: 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Egypt and France rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?: Egypt ranks 29th and France ranks 28th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit: tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.