Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: Methane emissions, per square kilometre was 50.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
136th
of 195 countries
All-time high
53.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
20.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 50.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre for methane emissions, per square kilometre in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 53.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Egypt 136th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 21.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 23.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 26.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1965 | 27.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 26.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 25.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 28.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 26.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 24.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 25.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 23.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 22.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 22.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 24.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 26.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 28.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 30.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 31.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 32.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 33.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 35.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 36.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 39.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 40.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 39.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 42.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 41.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 42.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 43.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 50.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 47.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 47.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 47.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 50.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 50.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 47.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 49.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 49.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 48.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 50.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 51.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 51.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 51.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 53.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 52.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 53.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 53.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 50.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 52.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 53.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 51.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 51.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 50.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 51.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 50.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 47.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 46.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 47.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 49.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 49.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 50.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 50.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 50.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 86.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 20.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 28.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 22.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 31.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 32.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 42.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 43.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 50.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 48.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 53.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 47.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 53.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 46.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 50.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 133 Tunisia 54.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 134 Venezuela 54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 135 Djibouti 52.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 137 Turkmenistan 49.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 138 South Sudan 49.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 139 Laos 49.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre 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 methane emissions, per square kilometre in Egypt?
- Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Egypt was 50.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 53.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 136th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.