Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Egypt
Egypt: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Egypt, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Egypt peaked at 594.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2017 and was at its lowest, 525.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 72nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 556.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 525.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 576.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 588.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 582.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 594.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 569.37 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 574.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 69 Eritrea 577.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 70 Tonga 571.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 570.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 73 Jamaica 563.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 74 Burkina Faso 562.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 75 New Caledonia 560.9 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Egypt
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 2.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 118.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 50.78 million (2025)
- Urban population 42.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.22 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 7.47 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.22 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.22 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Egypt?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Egypt was 563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 594.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2017.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 525.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Egypt ranks 72nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.