Egypt Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
386,598,228
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+4.56%
increase
Global Share
0.73%
Per Capita
3.52
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Egypt were 386,598,228 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 4.6% over the previous year, representing an increase by 16,872,059 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 369,726,169 tons.
- Per capita: 3.52 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Egypt accounts for 0.73% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 386,598,228 | 291,638,583 | 57,534,735 | 19,373,839 | 18,051,072 | 3.52 | 4.56% | 0.73% |
| 2023 | 369,726,169 | 275,836,510 | 57,462,311 | 19,437,780 | 16,989,568 | 3.42 | 5.52% | 0.70% |
| 2022 | 350,400,406 | 258,993,554 | 56,211,329 | 19,278,402 | 15,917,121 | 3.29 | −0.61% | 0.68% |
| 2021 | 352,547,957 | 261,631,264 | 56,593,903 | 19,456,229 | 14,866,561 | 3.37 | 5.01% | 0.69% |
| 2020 | 335,724,218 | 246,184,037 | 56,679,335 | 19,068,192 | 13,792,655 | 3.26 | 2.85% | 0.69% |
| 2019 | 326,424,872 | 237,029,828 | 58,125,396 | 18,569,869 | 12,699,779 | 3.23 | −7.52% | 0.64% |
| 2018 | 352,985,620 | 256,218,966 | 64,009,914 | 21,079,068 | 11,677,672 | 3.55 | −1.28% | 0.70% |
| 2017 | 357,554,139 | 261,706,667 | 64,271,455 | 21,085,167 | 10,490,851 | 3.67 | 3.71% | 0.72% |
| 2016 | 344,762,058 | 250,123,027 | 63,830,655 | 21,239,432 | 9,568,943 | 3.6 | 3.99% | 0.71% |
| 2015 | 331,543,173 | 239,413,866 | 62,929,077 | 20,696,579 | 8,503,651 | 3.54 | 1.97% | 0.68% |
| 2014 | 325,137,658 | 233,105,497 | 64,036,711 | 20,143,050 | 7,852,400 | 3.54 | 1.55% | 0.67% |
| 2013 | 320,189,626 | 228,753,864 | 64,225,855 | 19,879,408 | 7,330,499 | 3.57 | −1.86% | 0.66% |
| 2012 | 326,250,296 | 232,956,729 | 65,853,123 | 20,314,155 | 7,126,288 | 3.72 | 4.74% | 0.69% |
| 2011 | 311,475,404 | 219,340,328 | 64,583,380 | 20,592,158 | 6,959,539 | 3.63 | 3.24% | 0.67% |
| 2010 | 301,704,331 | 211,758,618 | 62,935,160 | 20,155,586 | 6,854,966 | 3.59 | −0.01% | 0.66% |
| 2009 | 301,720,639 | 210,342,496 | 65,400,791 | 19,179,437 | 6,797,915 | 3.66 | 2.59% | 0.70% |
| 2008 | 294,113,543 | 202,025,710 | 66,311,775 | 19,067,226 | 6,708,833 | 3.63 | 1.03% | 0.67% |
| 2007 | 291,119,889 | 201,957,478 | 64,541,531 | 18,345,951 | 6,274,930 | 3.66 | 5.18% | 0.67% |
| 2006 | 276,779,866 | 188,876,284 | 63,594,182 | 18,097,282 | 6,212,117 | 3.54 | 4.61% | 0.66% |
| 2005 | 264,588,700 | 178,386,954 | 62,155,240 | 18,091,950 | 5,954,556 | 3.45 | 7.69% | 0.65% |
| 2004 | 245,704,095 | 160,417,842 | 62,055,387 | 17,964,151 | 5,266,716 | 3.26 | 6.41% | 0.62% |
| 2003 | 230,897,644 | 147,855,272 | 61,805,100 | 16,568,812 | 4,668,460 | 3.12 | 2.32% | 0.61% |
| 2002 | 225,651,705 | 144,962,475 | 60,613,326 | 15,963,313 | 4,112,591 | 3.11 | 2.82% | 0.62% |
| 2001 | 219,472,710 | 141,203,187 | 58,815,680 | 15,896,719 | 3,557,124 | 3.08 | 6.79% | 0.61% |
| 2000 | 205,517,879 | 127,915,682 | 59,271,427 | 15,280,665 | 3,050,105 | 2.94 | 0.11% | 0.57% |
| 1999 | 205,282,636 | 129,408,726 | 59,219,388 | 14,338,176 | 2,316,345 | 2.99 | 6.82% | 0.59% |
| 1998 | 192,167,610 | 120,126,103 | 55,693,534 | 14,388,181 | 1,959,792 | 2.85 | 2.52% | 0.55% |
| 1997 | 187,437,553 | 113,779,486 | 58,220,765 | 13,586,024 | 1,851,278 | 2.83 | 4.1% | 0.54% |
| 1996 | 180,063,879 | 106,923,873 | 57,418,177 | 13,878,803 | 1,843,025 | 2.77 | 6.13% | 0.53% |
| 1995 | 169,667,977 | 99,731,333 | 55,124,279 | 13,162,318 | 1,650,048 | 2.66 | 6.35% | 0.51% |
| 1994 | 159,533,878 | 93,227,533 | 52,935,449 | 11,582,338 | 1,788,557 | 2.55 | −2.64% | 0.49% |
| 1993 | 163,867,729 | 97,787,655 | 52,302,163 | 12,020,280 | 1,757,630 | 2.67 | 1.13% | 0.51% |
| 1992 | 162,029,939 | 97,450,999 | 51,189,740 | 11,585,009 | 1,804,191 | 2.7 | 1.88% | 0.50% |
| 1991 | 159,032,450 | 93,682,081 | 53,269,912 | 10,280,217 | 1,800,239 | 2.71 | 6.6% | 0.49% |
| 1990 | 149,183,636 | 91,512,200 | 46,336,937 | 9,843,717 | 1,490,783 | 2.6 | 2.63% | 0.46% |
| 1989 | 145,357,412 | 88,583,315 | 45,038,383 | 9,980,985 | 1,754,728 | 2.6 | 4.5% | 0.46% |
| 1988 | 139,092,429 | 83,431,000 | 43,737,871 | 10,016,499 | 1,907,059 | 2.55 | 1.17% | 0.44% |
| 1987 | 137,480,678 | 81,271,394 | 44,199,607 | 9,793,798 | 2,215,878 | 2.59 | 7.03% | 0.45% |
| 1986 | 128,449,326 | 74,994,545 | 41,696,459 | 9,607,445 | 2,150,877 | 2.49 | 2.13% | 0.43% |
| 1985 | 125,764,787 | 71,826,812 | 42,594,991 | 8,821,077 | 2,521,907 | 2.51 | 4.57% | 0.43% |
| 1984 | 120,273,939 | 68,448,074 | 41,009,118 | 8,614,334 | 2,202,414 | 2.46 | 8.04% | 0.42% |
| 1983 | 111,325,024 | 62,169,590 | 38,503,064 | 8,568,021 | 2,084,349 | 2.34 | 7.44% | 0.40% |
| 1982 | 103,617,390 | 55,827,834 | 37,081,952 | 8,669,881 | 2,037,723 | 2.23 | 6.58% | 0.37% |
| 1981 | 97,219,448 | 51,667,258 | 35,132,002 | 8,507,009 | 1,913,179 | 2.15 | 7.76% | 0.35% |
| 1980 | 90,221,378 | 45,712,533 | 34,509,313 | 8,263,268 | 1,736,265 | 2.05 | 7.33% | 0.32% |
| 1979 | 84,062,650 | 41,618,090 | 32,917,225 | 7,975,802 | 1,551,532 | 1.95 | 4.98% | 0.29% |
| 1978 | 80,072,673 | 38,322,949 | 32,392,169 | 7,900,490 | 1,457,066 | 1.91 | 3.97% | 0.29% |
| 1977 | 77,011,500 | 37,840,859 | 30,207,142 | 7,629,995 | 1,333,504 | 1.88 | 5.01% | 0.28% |
| 1976 | 73,340,410 | 36,680,556 | 28,341,261 | 7,409,124 | 909,469 | 1.83 | 11.91% | 0.28% |
| 1975 | 65,536,944 | 31,732,442 | 26,119,517 | 7,281,968 | 403,017 | 1.67 | 7.46% | 0.26% |
| 1974 | 60,988,759 | 29,433,728 | 24,073,774 | 7,097,032 | 384,225 | 1.59 | 7.67% | 0.24% |
| 1973 | 56,641,656 | 25,461,331 | 24,068,931 | 6,727,169 | 384,225 | 1.51 | −4.75% | 0.22% |
| 1972 | 59,465,954 | 27,345,378 | 25,195,437 | 6,540,914 | 384,225 | 1.62 | 1.54% | 0.25% |
| 1971 | 58,562,861 | 25,164,981 | 26,614,780 | 6,398,875 | 384,225 | 1.63 | −1.01% | 0.25% |
| 1970 | 59,158,517 | 25,457,082 | 27,036,196 | 6,281,014 | 384,225 | 1.69 | – | 0.25% |
See also
- Egypt CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Egypt
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).