Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Egypt
Egypt: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Egypt, 1911–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Egypt is 0.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 114 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Egypt peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1911.
That places Egypt 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 0.0% | — |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +704.6% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +31.4% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +203.3% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +23.9% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +47.1% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +63.7% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +24.6% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +12.7% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | +9.0% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | +7.4% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 1947 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1948 | 0.2% | +6.0% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | +8.9% |
| 1951 | 0.3% | +6.9% |
| 1952 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 1953 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 1954 | 0.3% | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 22.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | +704.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1914 | +203.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1918 | +63.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1917 | +47.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1913 | +31.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More climate change data for Egypt
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- 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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Egypt?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Egypt was 0.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1911.
- How does Egypt rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Egypt ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.