Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index in Egypt
Egypt: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index was 2.21 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index in Egypt is 2.21 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index in Egypt peaked at 2.67 tonnes per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.25 tonnes per person, in 1991.
Egypt ranks 84th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 2.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More climate change data for Egypt
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 2.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 118.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 50.78 million (2025)
- Urban population 42.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.22 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 7.47 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.22 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.22 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index in Egypt?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index in Egypt was 2.21 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 tonnes per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Egypt rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index?
- Egypt ranks 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.