Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Egypt
Egypt: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 7.47 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Egypt, 1911–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 7.47 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 114 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Egypt peaked at 7.47 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,992 tonnes, in 1911.
Egypt ranks 32nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 862,261 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1920s | 5.63 million tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | 8.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 13.71 million tonnes | 9.67 million tonnes | 18.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 40.89 million tonnes | 21.61 million tonnes | 64.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 124.33 million tonnes | 74.69 million tonnes | 177.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 290.94 million tonnes | 193.51 million tonnes | 392.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 539.82 million tonnes | 414.15 million tonnes | 696.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 741.59 million tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.80 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | 2.28 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.11 billion tonnes | 2.42 billion tonnes | 3.92 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.14 billion tonnes | 4.12 billion tonnes | 6.20 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.96 billion tonnes | 6.45 billion tonnes | 7.47 billion tonnes | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Egypt?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in Egypt was 7.47 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.47 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,992 tonnes in 1911.
- How does Egypt rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Egypt ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.