Egypt vs France: Emissions of air pollutants
Egypt
880,079 tonnes
in 2022
France
820,688 tonnes
in 2022
Egypt rank
29th
France rank
32nd
Emissions of air pollutants over time
- Egypt
- France
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 880,079 tonnes against 820,688 tonnes in France, a difference of 59,391 tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was France ahead.
Egypt ranks 29th and France ranks 32nd of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and France in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 909.12 tonnes | 18,295 tonnes | 17,386 tonnes | France |
| 1760s | 899 tonnes | 18,664 tonnes | 17,765 tonnes | France |
| 1770s | 888.88 tonnes | 19,027 tonnes | 18,138 tonnes | France |
| 1780s | 878.76 tonnes | 19,385 tonnes | 18,507 tonnes | France |
| 1790s | 868.63 tonnes | 19,739 tonnes | 18,870 tonnes | France |
| 1800s | 861.46 tonnes | 20,871 tonnes | 20,010 tonnes | France |
| 1810s | 877.02 tonnes | 23,451 tonnes | 22,573 tonnes | France |
| 1820s | 916.73 tonnes | 25,930 tonnes | 25,013 tonnes | France |
| 1830s | 958.01 tonnes | 30,199 tonnes | 29,241 tonnes | France |
| 1840s | 1,001 tonnes | 36,191 tonnes | 35,190 tonnes | France |
| 1850s | 1,060 tonnes | 51,469 tonnes | 50,409 tonnes | France |
| 1860s | 1,176 tonnes | 77,983 tonnes | 76,807 tonnes | France |
| 1870s | 1,342 tonnes | 98,761 tonnes | 97,419 tonnes | France |
| 1880s | 1,581 tonnes | 127,275 tonnes | 125,694 tonnes | France |
| 1890s | 1,898 tonnes | 159,866 tonnes | 157,968 tonnes | France |
| 1900s | 3,009 tonnes | 190,304 tonnes | 187,295 tonnes | France |
| 1910s | 8,245 tonnes | 188,021 tonnes | 179,776 tonnes | France |
| 1920s | 15,375 tonnes | 293,416 tonnes | 278,040 tonnes | France |
| 1930s | 21,953 tonnes | 387,412 tonnes | 365,459 tonnes | France |
| 1940s | 67,286 tonnes | 269,868 tonnes | 202,582 tonnes | France |
| 1950s | 116,490 tonnes | 645,334 tonnes | 528,845 tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 133,240 tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 185,223 tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 455,187 tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 664,578 tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 780,735 tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 845,872 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 394,851 tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 833,441 tonnes | 822,482 tonnes | 10,958 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Egypt or France?
- Egypt, at 880,079 tonnes against 820,688 tonnes in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Egypt and France?
- 59,391 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and France?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and France rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?
- Egypt ranks 29th and France ranks 32nd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.