Per capita methane emissions in Egypt
Egypt: Per capita methane emissions was 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
176th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.8879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1964
All-time low
0.4252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2021
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Egypt, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Egypt stood at 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Egypt peaked at 0.8879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.4252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2021.
That places Egypt 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 173 Mauritius 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 174 Saint Helena 0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 175 Gambia 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 177 Grenada 0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 178 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 179 Afghanistan 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Egypt?
- Per capita methane emissions in Egypt was 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Egypt ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.