How does Egypt rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?

Egypt ranks 49th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Egypt

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Egypt
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Egypt: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP was 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 5.4%

World rank

49th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.0628 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1968

All-time low

0.0146 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Egypt, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Egypt peaked at 0.0628 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0146 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2022.

Egypt ranks 49th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Egypt, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0469 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1962	0.0568 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+21.2%
1963	0.0599 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1964	0.0586 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1965	0.0614 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1966	0.0626 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1967	0.0624 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1968	0.0628 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1969	0.0602 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1970	0.0515 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
1971	0.0508 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1972	0.0497 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1973	0.0481 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1974	0.0555 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+15.3%
1975	0.0467 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
1976	0.0434 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1977	0.0427 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1978	0.0442 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1979	0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
1980	0.0342 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1981	0.0358 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1982	0.0307 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
1983	0.0292 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1984	0.0285 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1985	0.0264 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1986	0.0268 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1987	0.0291 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1988	0.0357 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+22.8%
1989	0.0332 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1990	0.0324 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1991	0.0392 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+21.1%
1992	0.0369 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1993	0.0351 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1994	0.0332 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1995	0.0303 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1996	0.0284 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1997	0.0259 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1998	0.0254 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1999	0.0251 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2000	0.0243 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2001	0.0264 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2002	0.0315 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+19.3%
2003	0.0352 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
2004	0.0378 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2005	0.0351 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2006	0.031 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2007	0.0269 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
2008	0.0228 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
2009	0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
2010	0.0188 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
2011	0.0184 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2012	0.0163 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2013	0.0165 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2014	0.0164 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2015	0.0159 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2016	0.0165 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2017	0.023 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+40.1%
2018	0.0227 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2019	0.0195 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
2020	0.0168 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
2021	0.0158 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2022	0.0146 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2023	0.0182 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+24.7%
2024	0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.4%

Egypt compared with similar countries

Egypt's 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Egypt's 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0156 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0578 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0628 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0471 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0555 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.031 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0264 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0358 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0312 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0251 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0392 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0292 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0378 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0184 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0159 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.023 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0169 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0146 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Egypt

46 Zimbabwe 0.0201 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
47 Georgia 0.0194 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
48 Belgium 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
50 Iraq 0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
51 Lithuania 0.0188 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
52 Nigeria 0.0187 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Egypt?: Cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Egypt was 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 0.0628 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1968.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0146 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2022.
How does Egypt rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?: Egypt ranks 49th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.