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Egypt Annual CO2 Emissions

Egypt's annual CO2 emissions fell to 269.01 million tonnes in 2023, down from 271.17 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents a decrease of 0.8% (2.16 million) from the previous year. Egypt has annual CO2 emissions higher than the global median (269.01 million vs median 10.03 million). Compared with the median in Africa, Egypt is higher (269.01 million vs regional median 4.62 million) and ranks 2nd out of 55 countries in Africa.

Yearly Historical Data (1911-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 269.01
2022 271.17
2021 260.94
2020 235.36
2019 258.74
2018 249.22
2017 260.68
2016 239.38
2015 224.48
2014 226.9
2013 211.42
2012 213.73
2011 216.92
2010 203.61
2009 206.48
2008 197.73
2007 188.81
2006 179.19
2005 168.22
2004 152.58
2003 149.92
2002 129.16
2001 127.66
2000 143.84
1999 128.22
1998 125.03
1997 111.7
1996 97.95
1995 98.99
1994 88.37
1993 92.28
1992 79.94
1991 77.3
1990 75.22
1989 71.9
1988 74.31
1987 74.61
1986 74.39
1985 63.81
1984 63.7
1983 56.98
1982 56.43
1981 50.9
1980 45.18
1979 42.89
1978 39.26
1977 37.82
1976 34.45
1975 31.06
1974 26.09
1973 23.76
1972 25.47
1971 23.01
1970 21.65
1969 19.66
1968 22.87
1967 19.65
1966 26.53
1965 27.61
1964 25.49
1963 21.53
1962 18.57
1961 17.07
1960 16.03
1959 12.71
1958 13.68
1957 11.92
1956 9.94
1955 10.64
1954 11.66
1953 10.78
1952 10.89
1951 10.56
1950 10.23
1949 7.46
1948 6.15
1947 4.41
1946 4.22
1945 4.35
1944 4.36
1943 4.1
1942 3.83
1941 3.95
1940 3.03
1939 2.23
1938 0.88
1937 0.69
1936 0.73
1935 0.75
1934 0.82
1933 0.87
1932 0.95
1931 1.01
1930 1.02
1929 0.92
1928 0.87
1927 0.57
1926 0.53
1925 0.55
1924 0.5
1923 0.47
1922 0.53
1921 0.56
1920 0.45
1919 0.69
1918 0.86
1917 0.42
1916 0.18
1915 0.09
1914 0.31
1913 0.04
1912 0.08
1911 0.01
Egypt Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in Egypt.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 4.08% 4.05% 2022
Forest Area (%) 0.05% 0.05% 2022