Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of in Egypt
Egypt: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of was 0.0328 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2017. ▼ Falling
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of in Egypt, 2005–2017
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.0328 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.8% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of in Egypt peaked at 58.63 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0328 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, in 2017.
Egypt ranks 25th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 52.01 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | — |
| 2006 | 54.55 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 56.6 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 58.63 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 46.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 41.1 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 49.44 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 51.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 49.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 48.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 40.81 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 13.58 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0328 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -99.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -99.8% | 13.58 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 0.0328 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.56 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 46.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 58.63 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.8 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 0.0328 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 51.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 8 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More climate change data for Egypt
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.83 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,147 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,413 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 586.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,891 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,022 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.79 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of in Egypt?
- Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of in Egypt was 0.0328 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2017, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 58.63 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2008.
- What is the lowest agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0328 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 26 countries with data for 2017.
- Is agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of agricultural residues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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