Consumption based carbon intensity in Egypt
Egypt: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.1833 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1833
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
89th
of 119 countries
All-time high
0.3474
in 1990
All-time low
0.1833
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Consumption based carbon intensity in Egypt, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption based carbon intensity in Egypt stood at 0.1833. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption based carbon intensity in Egypt peaked at 0.3474 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1833, in 2022.
Egypt ranks 89th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption based carbon intensity in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3474 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3106 | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3309 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.339 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3166 | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3274 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3093 | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3156 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3351 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3152 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3048 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2481 | -18.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2388 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2597 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2344 | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2461 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2466 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2445 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2375 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2397 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2254 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2361 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2352 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2279 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2376 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2399 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.242 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2248 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2067 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1911 | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1988 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.208 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1833 | -11.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.1833 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2262, 81% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.1833 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3208, 57% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3247 | 0.3093 | 0.3474 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.25 | 0.2344 | 0.3048 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2267 | 0.1911 | 0.242 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1967 | 0.1833 | 0.208 | 3 |
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 consumption based carbon intensity in Egypt?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Egypt was 0.1833 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3474 in 1990.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1833 in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for consumption based carbon intensity?
- Egypt ranks 89th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption based carbon intensity rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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