emissions of air pollutants in Egypt
Egypt: emissions of air pollutants was 4.50 million tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
4.50 million tonnes
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
14th
of 220 countries
All-time high
4.58 million tonnes
in 2021
All-time low
217,158 tonnes
in 1810
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in Egypt, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 4.50 million tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Egypt peaked at 4.58 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 217,158 tonnes, in 1810.
That places Egypt 14th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants in Egypt, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 238,755 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 238,411 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1752 | 238,067 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1753 | 237,723 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1754 | 237,379 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1755 | 237,036 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1756 | 236,692 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1757 | 236,349 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1758 | 236,007 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1759 | 235,664 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1760 | 235,322 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1761 | 234,971 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1762 | 234,622 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1763 | 234,272 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1764 | 233,923 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1765 | 233,574 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1766 | 233,225 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1767 | 232,876 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1768 | 232,528 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1769 | 232,179 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1770 | 231,832 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1771 | 231,475 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1772 | 231,119 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1773 | 230,763 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1774 | 230,407 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1775 | 230,052 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1776 | 229,696 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1777 | 229,342 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1778 | 228,987 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1779 | 228,632 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1780 | 228,278 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1781 | 227,914 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1782 | 227,551 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1783 | 227,188 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1784 | 226,825 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1785 | 226,463 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1786 | 226,100 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1787 | 225,738 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1788 | 225,376 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1789 | 225,015 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1790 | 224,654 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1791 | 224,282 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1792 | 223,911 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1793 | 223,540 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1794 | 223,169 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1795 | 222,798 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1796 | 222,428 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1797 | 222,058 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1798 | 221,689 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1799 | 221,319 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1800 | 220,950 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1801 | 220,570 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1802 | 220,189 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1803 | 219,809 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1804 | 219,430 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1805 | 219,050 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1806 | 218,671 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1807 | 218,293 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1808 | 217,914 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1809 | 217,536 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1810 | 217,158 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1811 | 217,840 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1812 | 218,521 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1813 | 219,200 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1814 | 219,878 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1815 | 220,554 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1816 | 221,229 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1817 | 221,903 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1818 | 222,575 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1819 | 223,246 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 223,915 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1821 | 224,600 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1822 | 225,282 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1823 | 225,963 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1824 | 226,643 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1825 | 227,321 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1826 | 227,997 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1827 | 228,672 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1828 | 229,345 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1829 | 230,017 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1830 | 230,687 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 231,370 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1832 | 232,051 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1833 | 232,731 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1834 | 233,408 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1835 | 234,084 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1836 | 234,758 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1837 | 235,431 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1838 | 236,101 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1839 | 236,770 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1840 | 237,437 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1841 | 238,115 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1842 | 238,791 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1843 | 239,466 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1844 | 240,138 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1845 | 240,808 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1846 | 241,475 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1847 | 242,141 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1848 | 242,805 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1849 | 243,467 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1850 | 243,820 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1851 | 243,811 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1852 | 247,691 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1853 | 251,546 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1854 | 255,506 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1855 | 259,440 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1856 | 258,513 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 262,491 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1858 | 266,569 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1859 | 270,617 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1860 | 274,721 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1861 | 278,921 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1862 | 283,176 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 287,440 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1864 | 291,716 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1865 | 296,087 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1866 | 295,263 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 299,637 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1868 | 304,104 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1869 | 308,575 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1870 | 313,094 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1871 | 346,231 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1872 | 322,673 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1873 | 327,503 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1874 | 332,346 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1875 | 337,245 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1876 | 342,335 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1877 | 347,437 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1878 | 352,576 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1879 | 357,802 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1880 | 363,073 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 368,420 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1882 | 373,854 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1883 | 379,323 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1884 | 381,631 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 386,490 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1886 | 391,492 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1887 | 396,491 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1888 | 401,529 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1889 | 406,607 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1890 | 411,726 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1891 | 416,981 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1892 | 422,275 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1893 | 427,608 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 432,981 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1895 | 438,393 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 443,945 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1897 | 448,842 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1898 | 454,666 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1899 | 460,637 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1900 | 466,669 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1901 | 472,452 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1902 | 478,380 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1903 | 482,855 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 488,862 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 494,976 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1906 | 501,292 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1907 | 507,670 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1908 | 513,575 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1909 | 519,285 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 523,934 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 528,967 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1912 | 536,358 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1913 | 539,636 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 542,569 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1915 | 551,480 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1916 | 559,670 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1917 | 573,556 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1918 | 594,512 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1919 | 592,477 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 588,302 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1921 | 596,325 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1922 | 599,446 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 601,404 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 606,703 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1925 | 612,946 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1926 | 616,432 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1927 | 622,074 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1928 | 635,642 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1929 | 640,988 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1930 | 644,129 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 648,759 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1932 | 650,720 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 650,592 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1934 | 651,782 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 650,260 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 652,425 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 649,194 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1938 | 649,549 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1939 | 689,152 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1940 | 707,979 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1941 | 726,187 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1942 | 709,261 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1943 | 703,906 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1944 | 693,078 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1945 | 673,532 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1946 | 646,499 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1947 | 629,490 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1948 | 658,782 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1949 | 678,862 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1950 | 737,296 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1951 | 738,237 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 716,800 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1953 | 677,810 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1954 | 664,135 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 603,805 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1956 | 554,310 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1957 | 566,736 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 570,278 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 519,542 tonnes | -8.9% |
| 1960 | 552,610 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1961 | 537,756 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 544,330 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 572,348 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 633,799 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1965 | 664,859 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 631,173 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 535,223 tonnes | -15.2% |
| 1968 | 573,124 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 519,541 tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1970 | 538,153 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 547,985 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 575,215 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 580,545 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 634,370 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 610,593 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 660,787 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 702,338 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 728,346 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 764,962 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 804,712 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 858,709 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 913,056 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 968,123 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 1.13 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.18 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 1.21 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.22 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.24 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.25 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.23 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.24 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.30 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 1.38 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 1.48 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 1.49 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.64 million tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 1.77 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 1.86 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.88 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.94 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.99 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.13 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 2.29 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 2.24 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.28 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.52 million tonnes | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 2.59 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.56 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.71 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.83 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.74 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.77 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.87 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.95 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.07 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.24 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.14 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 4.20 million tonnes | +33.5% |
| 2021 | 4.58 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 4.50 million tonnes | -1.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4.50 million tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 486,552 tonnes, 9.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4.50 million tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 315,167 tonnes, 14.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +33.5% | 3.14 million tonnes | 4.20 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 237,208 tonnes | 235,664 tonnes | 238,755 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 233,749 tonnes | 232,179 tonnes | 235,322 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 230,230 tonnes | 228,632 tonnes | 231,832 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 226,645 tonnes | 225,015 tonnes | 228,278 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 222,985 tonnes | 221,319 tonnes | 224,654 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 219,241 tonnes | 217,536 tonnes | 220,950 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 220,210 tonnes | 217,158 tonnes | 223,246 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 226,976 tonnes | 223,915 tonnes | 230,017 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 233,739 tonnes | 230,687 tonnes | 236,770 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 240,464 tonnes | 237,437 tonnes | 243,467 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 256,000 tonnes | 243,811 tonnes | 270,617 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 291,964 tonnes | 274,721 tonnes | 308,575 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 337,924 tonnes | 313,094 tonnes | 357,802 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 384,891 tonnes | 363,073 tonnes | 406,607 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 435,805 tonnes | 411,726 tonnes | 460,637 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 492,602 tonnes | 466,669 tonnes | 519,285 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 554,316 tonnes | 523,934 tonnes | 594,512 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 612,026 tonnes | 588,302 tonnes | 640,988 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 653,656 tonnes | 644,129 tonnes | 689,152 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 682,758 tonnes | 629,490 tonnes | 726,187 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 634,895 tonnes | 519,542 tonnes | 738,237 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 576,476 tonnes | 519,541 tonnes | 664,859 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 634,329 tonnes | 538,153 tonnes | 764,962 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 million tonnes | 804,712 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.40 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.17 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | 2.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.89 million tonnes | 2.56 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.43 million tonnes | 4.20 million tonnes | 4.58 million tonnes | 3 |
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- 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 emissions of air pollutants in Egypt?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Egypt was 4.50 million tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.58 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 217,158 tonnes in 1810.
- How does Egypt rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Egypt ranks 14th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.