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Carbon intensity of the economy — Egypt

Carbon intensity of the economy in Egypt in 2022 — 0.171 kg/$. Ranked 67 in the world out of 164. Since 1913, the indicator has risen by 8,450%.

2022 0.171 kg/$ −10% vs 2021
World rank 67of 164
Period maximum 0.472 kg/$1965
Period minimum 0.002 kg/$1913

Trend over time

1913–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Egypt, 1913–202200.20.40.6191319241935194619571968197919902001201220221913: 0.002 kg/$1951: 0.337 kg/$1953: 0.332 kg/$1955: 0.316 kg/$1957: 0.323 kg/$1959: 0.314 kg/$1961: 0.377 kg/$1963: 0.418 kg/$1965: 0.472 kg/$1967: 0.338 kg/$1969: 0.312 kg/$1971: 0.329 kg/$1973: 0.323 kg/$1975: 0.369 kg/$1977: 0.344 kg/$1979: 0.336 kg/$1981: 0.346 kg/$1983: 0.323 kg/$1985: 0.32 kg/$1987: 0.354 kg/$1989: 0.314 kg/$1991: 0.308 kg/$1993: 0.336 kg/$1995: 0.32 kg/$1997: 0.313 kg/$1999: 0.31 kg/$2001: 0.266 kg/$2003: 0.284 kg/$2005: 0.278 kg/$2007: 0.265 kg/$2009: 0.247 kg/$2011: 0.24 kg/$2013: 0.223 kg/$2015: 0.21 kg/$2017: 0.219 kg/$2019: 0.182 kg/$2021: 0.19 kg/$2022: 0.171 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.169 (+8,450%) Average annual rate: 4.17 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Egypt

Egypt 0.171 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.332 kg/$
Northern Africa computed 0.226 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.171 −0.019 −10%
2021 0.19 +0.002 +1.06%
2020 0.188 +0.006 +3.3%
2019 0.182 −0.016 −8.08%
2018 0.198 −0.021 −9.59%
2017 0.219 +0 +0%
2016 0.219 +0.009 +4.29%
2015 0.21 −0.009 −4.11%
2014 0.219 −0.004 −1.79%
2013 0.223 −0.001 −0.45%
2012 0.224 −0.016 −6.67%
2011 0.24 +0.014 +6.19%
2010 0.226 −0.021 −8.5%
2009 0.247 −0.006 −2.37%
2008 0.253 −0.012 −4.53%
2007 0.265 −0.009 −3.28%
2006 0.274 −0.004 −1.44%
2005 0.278 +0.007 +2.58%
2004 0.271 −0.013 −4.58%
2003 0.284 +0.028 +10.94%
2002 0.256 −0.01 −3.76%
2001 0.266 −0.056 −17.39%
2000 0.322 +0.012 +3.87%
1999 0.31 −0.017 −5.2%
1998 0.327 +0.014 +4.47%
1997 0.313 +0.018 +6.1%
1996 0.295 −0.025 −7.81%
1995 0.32 +0.014 +4.58%
1994 0.306 −0.03 −8.93%
1993 0.336 +0.031 +10.16%
1992 0.305 −0.003 −0.97%
1991 0.308 −0.012 −3.75%
1990 0.32 +0.006 +1.91%
1989 0.314 −0.023 −6.82%
1988 0.337 −0.017 −4.8%
1987 0.354 −0.009 −2.48%
1986 0.363 +0.043 +13.44%
1985 0.32 −0.02 −5.88%
1984 0.34 +0.017 +5.26%
1983 0.323 −0.023 −6.65%
1982 0.346 +0 +0%
1981 0.346 +0.027 +8.46%
1980 0.319 −0.017 −5.06%
1979 0.336 +0.004 +1.2%
1978 0.332 −0.012 −3.49%
1977 0.344 −0.011 −3.1%
1976 0.355 −0.014 −3.79%
1975 0.369 +0.027 +7.89%
1974 0.342 +0.019 +5.88%
1973 0.323 −0.034 −9.52%
1972 0.357 +0.028 +8.51%
1971 0.329 +0.006 +1.86%
1970 0.323 +0.011 +3.53%
1969 0.312 −0.075 −19.38%
1968 0.387 +0.049 +14.5%
1967 0.338 −0.113 −25.06%
1966 0.451 −0.021 −4.45%
1965 0.472 +0.008 +1.72%
1964 0.464 +0.046 +11%
1963 0.418 +0.033 +8.57%
1962 0.385 +0.008 +2.12%
1961 0.377 −0.001 −0.26%
1960 0.378 +0.064 +20.38%
1959 0.314 −0.04 −11.3%
1958 0.354 +0.031 +9.6%
1957 0.323 +0.041 +14.54%
1956 0.282 −0.034 −10.76%
1955 0.316 −0.037 −10.48%
1954 0.353 +0.021 +6.33%
1953 0.332 −0.01 −2.92%
1952 0.342 +0.005 +1.48%
1951 0.337 +0.004 +1.2%
1950 0.333 — —
1913 0.002 — —

Northern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

EG Egypt 0.171 MA Morocco 0.224 TN Tunisia 0.238 DZ Algeria 0.324 LY Libya 0.645
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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