Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Egypt
Egypt: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 2.04 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Egypt, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 2.04 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Egypt peaked at 2.04 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 467.56 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places Egypt 18th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 554.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 467.56 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 685.80 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 885.25 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 729.49 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.11 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.17 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.62 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.67 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.04 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 15 Spain 2.43 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 16 Canada 2.42 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 2.33 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 19 Nigeria 1.93 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 20 Poland 1.71 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 21 Australia 1.66 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices 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 change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Egypt?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Egypt was 2.04 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 467.56 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Egypt ranks 18th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.