Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt

Egypt: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0262 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0262 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 14.6%
World rank
49th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.073 tonnes per person
in 1976
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1983
Years of data
52
1969–2024

Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt, 1969–2024

00.020.040.060.08196919962024

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 per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt is 0.0262 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt peaked at 0.073 tonnes per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1983.

That places Egypt 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt, 1969 to 2024.
Year tonnes per person Change
1969 0.0411 tonnes per person
1970 0.0535 tonnes per person +30.3%
1971 0.0424 tonnes per person -20.8%
1972 0.0333 tonnes per person -21.3%
1973 0.0399 tonnes per person +19.7%
1974 0.068 tonnes per person +70.5%
1975 0.0648 tonnes per person -4.7%
1976 0.073 tonnes per person +12.6%
1977 0.0492 tonnes per person -32.6%
1978 0.0381 tonnes per person -22.6%
1979 0.023 tonnes per person -39.5%
1980 0.0022 tonnes per person -90.6%
1981 0.0009 tonnes per person -58.8%
1982 0.001 tonnes per person +15.0%
1983 0 tonnes per person -100.0%
1984 0 tonnes per person
1985 0 tonnes per person
1986 0 tonnes per person
1987 0 tonnes per person
1988 0 tonnes per person
1989 0 tonnes per person
1994 0.0594 tonnes per person
1995 0.0625 tonnes per person +5.3%
1996 0.0654 tonnes per person +4.6%
1997 0.0613 tonnes per person -6.3%
1998 0.0509 tonnes per person -16.9%
1999 0.0521 tonnes per person +2.3%
2000 0.0477 tonnes per person -8.4%
2001 0.045 tonnes per person -5.6%
2002 0.0442 tonnes per person -1.8%
2003 0.0444 tonnes per person +0.4%
2004 0.0432 tonnes per person -2.7%
2005 0.0391 tonnes per person -9.4%
2006 0.0384 tonnes per person -1.9%
2007 0.0344 tonnes per person -10.4%
2008 0.0345 tonnes per person +0.4%
2009 0.0378 tonnes per person +9.5%
2010 0.031 tonnes per person -18.0%
2011 0.0427 tonnes per person +37.7%
2012 0.0538 tonnes per person +26.0%
2013 0.0469 tonnes per person -12.9%
2014 0.0536 tonnes per person +14.4%
2015 0.0533 tonnes per person -0.6%
2016 0.0518 tonnes per person -2.9%
2017 0.0423 tonnes per person -18.2%
2018 0.0403 tonnes per person -4.7%
2019 0.0406 tonnes per person +0.6%
2020 0.0406 tonnes per person +0.0%
2021 0.0353 tonnes per person -13.1%
2022 0.0329 tonnes per person -6.8%
2023 0.0307 tonnes per person -6.6%
2024 0.0262 tonnes per person -14.6%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.0262 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0262 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring 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.

YearChange FromTo
1983 -100.0% 0.001 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person
1980 -90.6% 0.023 tonnes per person 0.0022 tonnes per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0411 tonnes per person 0.0411 tonnes per person 0.0411 tonnes per person 1
1970s 0.0485 tonnes per person 0.023 tonnes per person 0.073 tonnes per person 10
1980s 0.0004 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0022 tonnes per person 10
1990s 0.0586 tonnes per person 0.0509 tonnes per person 0.0654 tonnes per person 6
2000s 0.0409 tonnes per person 0.0344 tonnes per person 0.0477 tonnes per person 10
2010s 0.0456 tonnes per person 0.031 tonnes per person 0.0538 tonnes per person 10
2020s 0.0331 tonnes per person 0.0262 tonnes per person 0.0406 tonnes per person 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 46 Cameroon 0.0377 tonnes per person compare
  2. 47 Azerbaijan 0.036 tonnes per person compare
  3. 48 Italy 0.0293 tonnes per person compare
  4. 50 Tunisia 0.0261 tonnes per person compare
  5. 51 France 0.0249 tonnes per person compare
  6. 52 East Timor 0.0242 tonnes per person compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

More climate change data for Egypt

All data for Egypt →

Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt?
Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt was 0.0262 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.073 tonnes per person in 1976.
What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1983.
How does Egypt rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
Egypt ranks 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 52 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt. Statizoid, drawing on Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/per-capita-co2-flaring/egypt-arab-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/per-capita-co2-flaring/egypt-arab-rep/">Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 12,147 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.