Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Egypt
Egypt: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
147th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1949
All-time low
0.0479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Egypt, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Egypt stood at 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Egypt peaked at 0.2793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.0479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1870.
That places Egypt 147th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Egypt, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.0503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.0506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1853 | 0.0509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 0.0512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 0.0515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.0516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.0517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.0515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1861 | 0.0509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1862 | 0.0506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1863 | 0.0503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1864 | 0.0499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1865 | 0.0495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1866 | 0.0492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.0488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1868 | 0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1869 | 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.0479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1871 | 0.0481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.0493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1873 | 0.0512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1874 | 0.0535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1875 | 0.056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1876 | 0.0586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1877 | 0.0609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1878 | 0.0629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1879 | 0.0643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1880 | 0.0648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 0.0647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1883 | 0.0642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.0634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1886 | 0.063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1887 | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.0621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1889 | 0.0617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.0634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1891 | 0.0631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.0628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1894 | 0.0623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 0.0616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.0613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1901 | 0.061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.0606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.0605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.0605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.0605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.0606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.0608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.0617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1912 | 0.063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1913 | 0.0648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1914 | 0.0668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1915 | 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1916 | 0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1917 | 0.074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1918 | 0.0763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1919 | 0.0784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1920 | 0.0802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 0.082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1923 | 0.0864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1924 | 0.0887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1925 | 0.0907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1926 | 0.0926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1927 | 0.094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1928 | 0.0949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 0.094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1934 | 0.0953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 0.0981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1937 | 0.0999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 0.1018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 0.1035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 0.1049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1941 | 0.1121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1942 | 0.1289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.0% |
| 1943 | 0.1521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.9% |
| 1944 | 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.5% |
| 1945 | 0.2063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.4% |
| 1946 | 0.2322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.6% |
| 1947 | 0.2542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 1948 | 0.2705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1949 | 0.2793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1950 | 0.2792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1951 | 0.2727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.2621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1953 | 0.2485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1954 | 0.2334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1955 | 0.2179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.6% |
| 1956 | 0.2032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1958 | 0.179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 1959 | 0.171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1960 | 0.1664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 0.233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 144 Saint Helena 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 145 Ghana 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 146 Fiji 0.1962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 148 Bangladesh 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 149 Dominica 0.1827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 150 Nigeria 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Egypt?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Egypt was 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1870.
- How does Egypt rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Egypt ranks 147th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.