Waste — Emissions per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.15 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▬ Flat
Waste — Emissions per capita in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions per capita in Egypt is 0.15 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.15 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, in 2007.
Egypt ranks 144th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.15 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.15 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.43 t CO2eq/cap, 35% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.143 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.127 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.133 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.145 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 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 per capita in Egypt?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Egypt was 0.15 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.15 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2007.
- How does Egypt rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Egypt ranks 144th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.