Per capita low carbon vs gdp in Egypt
Egypt: Per capita low carbon vs gdp was 0.2881 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Per capita low carbon vs gdp in Egypt, 1965–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.2881 for per capita low carbon vs gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and up 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low carbon vs gdp in Egypt peaked at 0.2881 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0566, in 1965.
Egypt ranks 73rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Per capita low carbon vs gdp in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0566 | — |
| 1966 | 0.0581 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0611 | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0909 | +48.9% |
| 1969 | 0.118 | +29.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1354 | +14.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1424 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1424 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1389 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1611 | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1747 | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2011 | +15.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2218 | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2378 | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2244 | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.223 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2262 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2261 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2054 | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1955 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1803 | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1719 | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1671 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.16 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1673 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1704 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1652 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1594 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1604 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1669 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1705 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1713 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.172 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1731 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1881 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1951 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1955 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1864 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1699 | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1678 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1622 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1619 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1766 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1867 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1693 | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1613 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1617 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1596 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1556 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1513 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1568 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1557 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1495 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1558 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1821 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2174 | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2286 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2274 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2268 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2393 | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2881 | +20.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.2881 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4536, 64% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.2881 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4578, 63% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita low carbon vs gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +48.9% | 0.0611 | 0.0909 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0769 | 0.0566 | 0.118 | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.178 | 0.1354 | 0.2378 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1923 | 0.16 | 0.2262 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1697 | 0.1594 | 0.1881 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1771 | 0.1619 | 0.1955 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1589 | 0.1495 | 0.1821 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2379 | 0.2174 | 0.2881 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 per capita low carbon vs gdp in Egypt?
- Per capita low carbon vs gdp in Egypt was 0.2881 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low carbon vs gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2881 in 2025.
- What is the lowest per capita low carbon vs gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0566 in 1965.
- How does Egypt rank for per capita low carbon vs gdp?
- Egypt ranks 73rd out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low carbon vs gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita low carbon vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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