Consumption-based carbon intensity in Egypt
Egypt: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1833 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Egypt, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Egypt stood at 0.1833 kilograms per international-$. 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 kilograms per international-$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1833 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Egypt ranks 89th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3247 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3093 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3474 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.25 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2344 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3048 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2267 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1911 kilograms per international-$ | 0.242 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1967 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1833 kilograms per international-$ | 0.208 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 86 El Salvador 0.1857 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 87 Turkey 0.1854 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 88 Ghana 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 90 Qatar 0.1832 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 91 Costa Rica 0.1824 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 92 Kenya 0.1814 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Egypt?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Egypt was 0.1833 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3474 kilograms per international-$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1833 kilograms per international-$ 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).