Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Egypt
Egypt: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Egypt is 0.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Egypt peaked at 0.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1913.
Egypt ranks 25th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 22 United Kingdom 0.7% compare
- 23 Italy 0.7% compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6% compare
- 27 France 0.6% compare
- 28 Poland 0.6% 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 share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Egypt?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1913.
- How does Egypt rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.