Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Egypt
Egypt: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Egypt, 1913–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Egypt peaked at 0.4717 kilograms per international-$ in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.002 kilograms per international-$, in 1913.
Egypt ranks 96th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.002 kilograms per international-$ | 0.002 kilograms per international-$ | 0.002 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.3286 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2821 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3539 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3982 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3117 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4717 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3409 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3226 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3692 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3363 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3141 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3627 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.314 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2953 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3364 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2714 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2469 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3215 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2158 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1815 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2402 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1833 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1905 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 93 Gambia 0.1735 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 94 Croatia 0.1719 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 95 Guinea 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 97 Yemen 0.171 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 98 Germany 0.1708 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 99 Georgia 0.1701 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Egypt?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Egypt was 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4717 kilograms per international-$ in 1965.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 kilograms per international-$ in 1913.
- How does Egypt rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 96th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).