Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt
Egypt: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt, 1969–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.7% for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt peaked at 1.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1983.
Egypt ranks 24th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.6% | — |
| 1970 | 0.7% | +17.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -30.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -25.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | +79.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -28.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -22.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -32.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -89.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -43.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 1.2% | — |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +34.1% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +22.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -14.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 4.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1980 | -89.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 1974 | +79.3% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 5 |
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 share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Egypt was 0.7% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1983.
- How does Egypt rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Egypt ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. 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 global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.