Share global food emissions in Egypt
Egypt: Share global food emissions was 0.4259 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.4259
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
45th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.4822
in 2012
All-time low
0.2506
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Egypt, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global food emissions in Egypt is 0.4259, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Egypt peaked at 0.4822 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2506, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 45th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2506 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2627 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2728 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2792 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2802 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2876 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3028 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2927 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2999 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3183 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.329 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3428 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3362 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3437 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3595 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3865 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3969 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4144 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4279 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4179 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4408 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4762 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4822 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4405 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4365 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4259 | -2.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.4259 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1588, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.4259 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0916, 4.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2847 | 0.2506 | 0.3183 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3755 | 0.329 | 0.4279 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4504 | 0.4259 | 0.4822 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 42 Philippines 0.5135 compare
- 43 South Korea 0.4968 compare
- 44 Ukraine 0.4508 compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 0.3987 compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 0.3604 compare
- 48 Uganda 0.348 compare
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 global food emissions in Egypt?
- Share global food emissions in Egypt was 0.4259 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4822 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2506 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for share global food emissions?
- Egypt ranks 45th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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