Waste — Emissions Share in Egypt
Egypt: Waste — Emissions Share was 32.2 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Egypt is 32.2 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Egypt peaked at 32.2 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.97 %, in 1996.
That places Egypt 72nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.78 % | 16.97 % | 19.39 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.87 % | 17.31 % | 18.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.98 % | 20.19 % | 29.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.42 % | 30.51 % | 32.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More climate change data for Egypt
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 23,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 7,147 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 16,413 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 26.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 586.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,891 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 11,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 8,022 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 44.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 286.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Egypt?
- Waste — emissions share in Egypt was 32.2 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.97 % in 1996.
- How does Egypt rank for waste — emissions share?
- Egypt ranks 72nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.