Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Egypt
Egypt: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
29th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 1859
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Egypt, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.6% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Egypt peaked at 0.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1859.
That places Egypt 29th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -10.6% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 1947 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 1948 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | +9.0% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | +5.8% |
| 1951 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | -9.2% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | -6.2% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | +6.5% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +7.0% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | +16.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3% | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -16.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | -13.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 7.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 3.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 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 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 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
- 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Egypt?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Egypt was 0.6% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1859.
- How does Egypt rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Egypt ranks 29th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.