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 74th out of 222 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.
Waste — Emissions Share in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.39 % | — |
| 1991 | 17.04 % | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 18.09 % | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 17.9 % | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 17.93 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 17.41 % | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 16.97 % | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 16.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.51 % | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 17.63 % | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 18.04 % | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 18.49 % | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 17.99 % | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 17.87 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 17.74 % | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 17.83 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.02 % | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 17.31 % | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 17.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.08 % | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 20.19 % | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 20.34 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 21.04 % | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 21.11 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 21.26 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 22.04 % | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 23.61 % | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 24.86 % | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 26.3 % | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 29.06 % | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 30.51 % | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 31.3 % | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 31.67 % | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 32.2 % | +1.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 32.2 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.47 %, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 32.2 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.34 %, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 74th out of 222 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.