Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) in Egypt
Egypt: Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) was 14.64 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 14.64 % for emissions from livestock — emissions share in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions share in Egypt peaked at 27.68 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.16 %, in 2020.
That places Egypt 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.63 % | — |
| 1991 | 20.16 % | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 21.69 % | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 21.62 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 21.47 % | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 21.03 % | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 21 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 21.63 % | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 23.22 % | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 23.14 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 24.54 % | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 25.55 % | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 25.99 % | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 26 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.33 % | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 26.68 % | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 26.51 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 27.68 % | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 26.82 % | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 25.4 % | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 26.55 % | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 26.39 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 26.72 % | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 26.37 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 26.58 % | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 26.77 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 26.13 % | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 24.45 % | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 24.31 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.33 % | -41.1% |
| 2020 | 14.16 % | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 14.89 % | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 15.69 % | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 14.64 % | -6.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 14.64 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.73 %, 37% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 14.64 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.2 %, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -41.1% | 24.31 % | 14.33 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.66 % | 20.16 % | 23.22 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.15 % | 24.54 % | 27.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.86 % | 14.33 % | 26.77 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.85 % | 14.16 % | 15.69 % | 4 |
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 emissions from livestock — emissions share in Egypt?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions share in Egypt was 14.64 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 27.68 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.16 % in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for emissions from livestock — emissions share?
- Egypt ranks 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions share rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.