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Share global methane emissions in Egypt

Egypt: Share global methane emissions was 0.5159 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5159
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
36th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.6724
in 1991
All-time low
0.297
in 1851
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Egypt, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global methane emissions in Egypt is 0.5159, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Egypt peaked at 0.6724 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.297, in 1851.

Egypt ranks 36th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Egypt, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2978 —
1851 0.297 -0.3%
1852 0.2985 +0.5%
1853 0.2998 +0.4%
1854 0.3 +0.1%
1855 0.3016 +0.5%
1856 0.2994 -0.7%
1857 0.301 +0.6%
1858 0.3028 +0.6%
1859 0.3038 +0.3%
1860 0.3044 +0.2%
1861 0.3072 +0.9%
1862 0.3103 +1.0%
1863 0.3124 +0.7%
1864 0.3147 +0.7%
1865 0.3171 +0.8%
1866 0.3161 -0.3%
1867 0.3188 +0.9%
1868 0.3219 +1.0%
1869 0.3241 +0.7%
1870 0.3271 +0.9%
1871 0.3462 +5.8%
1872 0.3296 -4.8%
1873 0.331 +0.4%
1874 0.3346 +1.1%
1875 0.3358 +0.4%
1876 0.3382 +0.7%
1877 0.3405 +0.7%
1878 0.343 +0.7%
1879 0.3443 +0.4%
1880 0.3444 +0.0%
1881 0.3497 +1.5%
1882 0.3547 +1.5%
1883 0.3594 +1.3%
1884 0.3639 +1.2%
1885 0.3697 +1.6%
1886 0.3752 +1.5%
1887 0.3794 +1.1%
1888 0.3821 +0.7%
1889 0.3876 +1.4%
1890 0.39 +0.6%
1891 0.3925 +0.6%
1892 0.3963 +1.0%
1893 0.4013 +1.3%
1894 0.4036 +0.6%
1895 0.4052 +0.4%
1896 0.4081 +0.7%
1897 0.4097 +0.4%
1898 0.4114 +0.4%
1899 0.4113 -0.0%
1900 0.4123 +0.2%
1901 0.4132 +0.2%
1902 0.4149 +0.4%
1903 0.4125 -0.6%
1904 0.4146 +0.5%
1905 0.4147 +0.0%
1906 0.4136 -0.3%
1907 0.4091 -1.1%
1908 0.4139 +1.2%
1909 0.4133 -0.2%
1910 0.4124 -0.2%
1911 0.4128 +0.1%
1912 0.4136 +0.2%
1913 0.4099 -0.9%
1914 0.4173 +1.8%
1915 0.4217 +1.1%
1916 0.4196 -0.5%
1917 0.4212 +0.4%
1918 0.4319 +2.6%
1919 0.4394 +1.7%
1920 0.4289 -2.4%
1921 0.4418 +3.0%
1922 0.4366 -1.2%
1923 0.4262 -2.4%
1924 0.4258 -0.1%
1925 0.4264 +0.2%
1926 0.4287 +0.5%
1927 0.4212 -1.7%
1928 0.4252 +0.9%
1929 0.4202 -1.2%
1930 0.423 +0.7%
1931 0.4299 +1.6%
1932 0.4344 +1.0%
1933 0.4308 -0.8%
1934 0.4244 -1.5%
1935 0.4197 -1.1%
1936 0.412 -1.9%
1937 0.4052 -1.6%
1938 0.4069 +0.4%
1939 0.4131 +1.5%
1940 0.4123 -0.2%
1941 0.416 +0.9%
1942 0.4121 -0.9%
1943 0.4081 -1.0%
1944 0.4048 -0.8%
1945 0.4068 +0.5%
1946 0.3915 -3.7%
1947 0.3785 -3.3%
1948 0.3861 +2.0%
1949 0.3923 +1.6%
1950 0.4373 +11.5%
1951 0.4402 +0.7%
1952 0.4247 -3.5%
1953 0.3991 -6.0%
1954 0.4058 +1.7%
1955 0.3785 -6.7%
1956 0.3633 -4.0%
1957 0.3822 +5.2%
1958 0.4037 +5.6%
1959 0.3621 -10.3%
1960 0.3915 +8.1%
1961 0.4024 +2.8%
1962 0.4272 +6.2%
1963 0.4509 +5.5%
1964 0.4998 +10.9%
1965 0.4957 -0.8%
1966 0.4623 -6.7%
1967 0.4381 -5.2%
1968 0.4828 +10.2%
1969 0.4403 -8.8%
1970 0.4017 -8.8%
1971 0.4092 +1.9%
1972 0.3793 -7.3%
1973 0.3516 -7.3%
1974 0.3516 -0.0%
1975 0.3763 +7.0%
1976 0.404 +7.4%
1977 0.425 +5.2%
1978 0.4539 +6.8%
1979 0.4495 -1.0%
1980 0.4731 +5.3%
1981 0.4941 +4.4%
1982 0.516 +4.4%
1983 0.5346 +3.6%
1984 0.5629 +5.3%
1985 0.5756 +2.3%
1986 0.5566 -3.3%
1987 0.5859 +5.3%
1988 0.5692 -2.8%
1989 0.5725 +0.6%
1990 0.5845 +2.1%
1991 0.6724 +15.0%
1992 0.6374 -5.2%
1993 0.645 +1.2%
1994 0.6392 -0.9%
1995 0.651 +1.8%
1996 0.6625 +1.8%
1997 0.6655 +0.5%
1998 0.6273 -5.7%
1999 0.6597 +5.2%
2000 0.6395 -3.1%
2001 0.6363 -0.5%
2002 0.6619 +4.0%
2003 0.6582 -0.6%
2004 0.6518 -1.0%
2005 0.6443 -1.2%
2006 0.6494 +0.8%
2007 0.641 -1.3%
2008 0.65 +1.4%
2009 0.6457 -0.7%
2010 0.602 -6.8%
2011 0.6041 +0.3%
2012 0.6124 +1.4%
2013 0.5996 -2.1%
2014 0.5928 -1.1%
2015 0.5785 -2.4%
2016 0.58 +0.3%
2017 0.5741 -1.0%
2018 0.5558 -3.2%
2019 0.5115 -8.0%
2020 0.5121 +0.1%
2021 0.509 -0.6%
2022 0.5218 +2.5%
2023 0.5115 -2.0%
2024 0.5159 +0.9%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.5159 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 4.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.5159 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2639, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.3002 0.297 0.3038 10
1860s 0.3147 0.3044 0.3241 10
1870s 0.337 0.3271 0.3462 10
1880s 0.3666 0.3444 0.3876 10
1890s 0.4029 0.39 0.4114 10
1900s 0.4132 0.4091 0.4149 10
1910s 0.42 0.4099 0.4394 10
1920s 0.4281 0.4202 0.4418 10
1930s 0.42 0.4052 0.4344 10
1940s 0.4009 0.3785 0.416 10
1950s 0.3997 0.3621 0.4402 10
1960s 0.4491 0.3915 0.4998 10
1970s 0.4002 0.3516 0.4539 10
1980s 0.5441 0.4731 0.5859 10
1990s 0.6445 0.5845 0.6724 10
2000s 0.6478 0.6363 0.6619 10
2010s 0.5811 0.5115 0.6124 10
2020s 0.5141 0.509 0.5218 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 33 Uzbekistan 0.5574 compare
  2. 34 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5467 compare
  3. 35 Ukraine 0.538 compare
  4. 37 Venezuela 0.5121 compare
  5. 38 Spain 0.477 compare
  6. 39 United Kingdom 0.4719 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Egypt?
Share global methane emissions in Egypt was 0.5159 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.6724 in 1991.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.297 in 1851.
How does Egypt rank for share global methane emissions?
Egypt ranks 36th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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