Egypt vs Low income: Carbon intensity of GDP
Egypt
0.6048 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Low income
0.2615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Egypt rank
39th
Low income rank
40th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Low income
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.6048 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.3433 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.3 times Low income's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 39th and Low income ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7492 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2371 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.5121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.7865 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3461 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4404 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.7651 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4237 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3414 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.7793 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4257 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3536 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.7203 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.361 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3593 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.5946 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3102 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2844 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Egypt or Low income?
- Egypt, at 0.6048 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Egypt and Low income?
- 0.3433 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Low income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Low income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 39th and Low income ranks 40th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.