CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Egypt
Egypt: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total was 216,137 thousand metric tons in 2009. ◆ Volatile
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Egypt, 1960–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
In 2009, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Egypt stood at 216,137 thousand metric tons. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Egypt peaked at 216,137 thousand metric tons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16,054 thousand metric tons, in 1960.
Egypt ranks 2nd of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,530 thousand metric tons | 16,054 thousand metric tons | 27,642 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 30,589 thousand metric tons | 21,687 thousand metric tons | 42,948 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,370 thousand metric tons | 45,240 thousand metric tons | 74,810 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 96,799 thousand metric tons | 75,944 thousand metric tons | 125,393 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 170,126 thousand metric tons | 125,452 thousand metric tons | 216,137 thousand metric tons | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Egypt?
- Co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Egypt was 216,137 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 216,137 thousand metric tons in 2009.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,054 thousand metric tons in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
- Egypt ranks 2nd out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.