Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Egypt
Egypt: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources was 0.0051 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0051 °C
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
33rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0051 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Egypt, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2024, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Egypt stood at 0.0051 °C. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Egypt peaked at 0.0051 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Egypt ranks 33rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Egypt, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +109.6% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +56.9% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +39.3% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +30.3% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +22.4% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +19.7% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +17.6% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +16.0% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +14.6% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +13.7% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +12.8% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +12.1% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +11.5% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +10.9% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +9.7% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +9.3% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +9.0% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +8.7% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +8.4% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +10.5% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +7.5% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +7.1% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +6.5% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +6.5% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +6.2% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +5.9% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1883 | 0.0001 °C | +5.1% |
| 1884 | 0.0001 °C | +4.9% |
| 1885 | 0.0001 °C | +4.7% |
| 1886 | 0.0001 °C | +4.8% |
| 1887 | 0.0001 °C | +4.7% |
| 1888 | 0.0001 °C | +4.6% |
| 1889 | 0.0001 °C | +4.4% |
| 1890 | 0.0001 °C | +4.3% |
| 1891 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 1892 | 0.0001 °C | +4.1% |
| 1893 | 0.0001 °C | +4.0% |
| 1894 | 0.0001 °C | +3.9% |
| 1895 | 0.0001 °C | +3.8% |
| 1896 | 0.0001 °C | +3.7% |
| 1897 | 0.0001 °C | +3.6% |
| 1898 | 0.0001 °C | +3.6% |
| 1899 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 1900 | 0.0001 °C | +3.4% |
| 1901 | 0.0001 °C | +3.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1904 | 0.0001 °C | +3.0% |
| 1905 | 0.0001 °C | +3.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0001 °C | +2.9% |
| 1907 | 0.0001 °C | +2.8% |
| 1908 | 0.0001 °C | +2.8% |
| 1909 | 0.0001 °C | +2.7% |
| 1910 | 0.0001 °C | +2.6% |
| 1911 | 0.0001 °C | +2.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0001 °C | +2.5% |
| 1913 | 0.0001 °C | +2.4% |
| 1914 | 0.0001 °C | +2.4% |
| 1915 | 0.0002 °C | +2.4% |
| 1916 | 0.0002 °C | +2.4% |
| 1917 | 0.0002 °C | +2.5% |
| 1918 | 0.0002 °C | +2.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0002 °C | +2.5% |
| 1920 | 0.0002 °C | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 0.0002 °C | +2.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0002 °C | +2.2% |
| 1923 | 0.0002 °C | +2.2% |
| 1924 | 0.0002 °C | +2.1% |
| 1925 | 0.0002 °C | +2.1% |
| 1926 | 0.0002 °C | +2.0% |
| 1927 | 0.0002 °C | +2.0% |
| 1928 | 0.0002 °C | +2.1% |
| 1929 | 0.0002 °C | +2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.0002 °C | +2.1% |
| 1931 | 0.0002 °C | +2.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0002 °C | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0002 °C | +1.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0002 °C | +1.9% |
| 1935 | 0.0002 °C | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 0.0002 °C | +1.7% |
| 1937 | 0.0002 °C | +1.6% |
| 1938 | 0.0002 °C | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0003 °C | +2.0% |
| 1940 | 0.0003 °C | +2.3% |
| 1941 | 0.0003 °C | +2.6% |
| 1942 | 0.0003 °C | +2.4% |
| 1943 | 0.0003 °C | +2.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0003 °C | +2.3% |
| 1945 | 0.0003 °C | +2.1% |
| 1946 | 0.0003 °C | +1.8% |
| 1947 | 0.0003 °C | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0003 °C | +2.1% |
| 1949 | 0.0003 °C | +2.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0003 °C | +4.0% |
| 1951 | 0.0003 °C | +4.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0004 °C | +3.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0004 °C | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0004 °C | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0004 °C | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0004 °C | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 0.0004 °C | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0004 °C | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0004 °C | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0005 °C | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0005 °C | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0005 °C | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 °C | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 °C | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 °C | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 °C | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 °C | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 °C | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 °C | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 °C | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 °C | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 °C | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 °C | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 °C | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 °C | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 °C | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 °C | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 °C | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.001 °C | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.001 °C | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 °C | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 °C | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 °C | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 °C | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 °C | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 °C | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 °C | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 °C | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 °C | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 °C | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 °C | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 °C | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 °C | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 °C | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.002 °C | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 °C | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 °C | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 °C | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 °C | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 °C | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 °C | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 °C | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 °C | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 °C | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 °C | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.003 °C | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 °C | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 °C | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 °C | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 °C | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 °C | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 °C | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 °C | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 °C | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.004 °C | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 °C | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 °C | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 °C | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 °C | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0046 °C | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0047 °C | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 °C | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.005 °C | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0051 °C | +2.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0051 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 °C, 14.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0051 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0018 °C, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +109.6% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +56.9% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +39.3% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +30.3% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0007 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.001 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0015 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.002 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0024 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 °C | 0.0025 °C | 0.0033 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0034 °C | 0.0044 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0048 °C | 0.0046 °C | 0.0051 °C | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,560 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,413 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Egypt?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Egypt was 0.0051 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Egypt rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Egypt ranks 33rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.