Share of global methane emissions in Egypt
Egypt: Share of global methane emissions was 0.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global methane emissions in Egypt, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global methane emissions in Egypt is 0.5%, 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 of global methane emissions in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 33 Uzbekistan 0.6% compare
- 34 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5% compare
- 35 Ukraine 0.5% compare
- 37 Venezuela 0.5% compare
- 38 Spain 0.5% compare
- 39 United Kingdom 0.5% 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 methane emissions in Egypt?
- Share of global methane emissions in Egypt was 0.5% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1851.
- How does Egypt rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Egypt ranks 36th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of 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 Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.