Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Egypt
Egypt: Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 547 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Egypt is 547 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Egypt peaked at 547 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 129 kt, in 1961.
That places Egypt 28th out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 129 kt | — |
| 1962 | 133 kt | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 138 kt | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 143 kt | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 148 kt | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 153 kt | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 158 kt | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 164 kt | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 169 kt | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 165 kt | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 183 kt | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 188 kt | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 193 kt | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 199 kt | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 206 kt | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 211 kt | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 217 kt | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 222 kt | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 228 kt | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 235 kt | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 241 kt | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 247 kt | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 253 kt | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 259 kt | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 264 kt | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 270 kt | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 276 kt | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 282 kt | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 286 kt | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 291 kt | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 292 kt | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 294 kt | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 294 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 295 kt | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 295 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 296 kt | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 296 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 302 kt | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 303 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 305 kt | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 310 kt | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 312 kt | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 316 kt | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 316 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 319 kt | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 330 kt | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 315 kt | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 322 kt | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 332 kt | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 351 kt | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 365 kt | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 386 kt | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 377 kt | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 379 kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 384 kt | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 414 kt | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 439 kt | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 456 kt | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 467 kt | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 486 kt | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 506 kt | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 526 kt | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 547 kt | +4.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 547 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.7 kt, 11.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 547 kt is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 147 kt, 3.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148.33 kt | 129 kt | 169 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 201.2 kt | 165 kt | 228 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 261.3 kt | 235 kt | 286 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 295.8 kt | 291 kt | 303 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 317.7 kt | 305 kt | 332 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 401.8 kt | 351 kt | 467 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 516.25 kt | 486 kt | 547 kt | 4 |
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 waste — emissions in Egypt?
- Waste — emissions in Egypt was 547 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 547 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 129 kt in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for waste — emissions?
- Egypt ranks 28th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf