Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Egypt
Egypt: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.7% for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in 2023.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Egypt peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1991.
Egypt ranks 25th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
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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 share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Egypt?
- Share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Egypt was 0.7% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1991.
- How does Egypt rank for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.