Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Egypt
Egypt: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Egypt is 0.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Egypt peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1870.
That places Egypt 26th out of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 nitrous oxide emissions in Egypt?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Egypt was 0.8% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1870.
- How does Egypt rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Egypt ranks 26th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.