Food share total emissions in Egypt
Egypt: Food share total emissions was 23.69 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
23.69
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
154th
of 217 countries
All-time high
29.27
in 1994
All-time low
23.69
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Food share total emissions in Egypt, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 23.69 for food share total emissions in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food share total emissions in Egypt peaked at 29.27 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 23.69, in 2015.
That places Egypt 154th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Food share total emissions in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.14 | — |
| 1991 | 28.47 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 28.18 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 28.25 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 29.27 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 29.13 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 28.38 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 28.2 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 27.68 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 27.11 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 28.2 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 26.54 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 26.85 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 26.63 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 27.16 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 26.33 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 25.71 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 25.01 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 25.6 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 24.79 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 25.94 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 26.37 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 25.79 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 24.23 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 24.09 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 23.69 | -1.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 23.69 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.23, 35% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 23.69 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.34, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.28 | 27.11 | 29.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.28 | 24.79 | 28.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.02 | 23.69 | 26.37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 151 Belgium 24.54 compare
- 152 Greece 24.35 compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 23.82 compare
- 155 Malta 23.65 compare
- 156 North Macedonia 23.46 compare
- 157 United Kingdom 23.07 compare
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 food share total emissions in Egypt?
- Food share total emissions in Egypt was 23.69 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food share total emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 29.27 in 1994.
- What is the lowest food share total emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.69 in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for food share total emissions?
- Egypt ranks 154th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is food share total emissions rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Food share total emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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