Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Egypt
Egypt: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 603.83 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Egypt stood at 603.83 kilograms per person. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Egypt peaked at 603.83 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 276.56 kilograms per person, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 115th of 191 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 | 323.53 kilograms per person | 276.56 kilograms per person | 396.95 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 410.19 kilograms per person | 377.22 kilograms per person | 477.48 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 531.97 kilograms per person | 483.11 kilograms per person | 564.71 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 564.73 kilograms per person | 488.86 kilograms per person | 603.83 kilograms 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 per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Egypt?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Egypt was 603.83 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 603.83 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 276.56 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Egypt ranks 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.