What is emissions of air pollutants in Egypt?

Emissions of air pollutants in Egypt was 880,079 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 883,863 tonnes in 2015.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 859.5 tonnes in 1810.

How does Egypt rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Egypt ranks 29th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Egypt data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Egypt

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Egypt
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Egypt: Emissions of air pollutants was 880,079 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

880,079 tonnes

Change on year

up 3.8%

World rank

29th

of 220 countries

All-time high

883,863 tonnes

in 2015

All-time low

859.5 tonnes

in 1810

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Egypt, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 880,079 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Egypt peaked at 883,863 tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 859.5 tonnes, in 1810.

That places Egypt 29th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	909.12 tonnes	904.56 tonnes	913.68 tonnes	10
1760s	899 tonnes	894.44 tonnes	903.55 tonnes	10
1770s	888.88 tonnes	884.33 tonnes	893.43 tonnes	10
1780s	878.76 tonnes	874.2 tonnes	883.32 tonnes	10
1790s	868.63 tonnes	864.07 tonnes	873.19 tonnes	10
1800s	861.46 tonnes	859.86 tonnes	863.05 tonnes	10
1810s	877.02 tonnes	859.5 tonnes	894.59 tonnes	10
1820s	916.73 tonnes	898.51 tonnes	935 tonnes	10
1830s	958.01 tonnes	939.07 tonnes	976.99 tonnes	10
1840s	1,001 tonnes	981.23 tonnes	1,021 tonnes	10
1850s	1,060 tonnes	1,020 tonnes	1,102 tonnes	10
1860s	1,176 tonnes	1,112 tonnes	1,240 tonnes	10
1870s	1,342 tonnes	1,255 tonnes	1,424 tonnes	10
1880s	1,581 tonnes	1,442 tonnes	1,724 tonnes	10
1890s	1,898 tonnes	1,758 tonnes	2,041 tonnes	10
1900s	3,009 tonnes	2,073 tonnes	4,004 tonnes	10
1910s	8,245 tonnes	4,237 tonnes	15,929 tonnes	10
1920s	15,375 tonnes	12,358 tonnes	20,273 tonnes	10
1930s	21,953 tonnes	17,698 tonnes	41,674 tonnes	10
1940s	67,286 tonnes	55,330 tonnes	93,219 tonnes	10
1950s	116,490 tonnes	101,083 tonnes	129,805 tonnes	10
1960s	133,240 tonnes	110,271 tonnes	166,803 tonnes	10
1970s	185,223 tonnes	117,860 tonnes	275,590 tonnes	10
1980s	455,187 tonnes	317,331 tonnes	534,651 tonnes	10
1990s	664,578 tonnes	534,489 tonnes	828,440 tonnes	10
2000s	780,735 tonnes	752,738 tonnes	835,141 tonnes	10
2010s	845,872 tonnes	791,685 tonnes	883,863 tonnes	10
2020s	833,441 tonnes	772,687 tonnes	880,079 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Egypt

26 Turkey 934,732 tonnes compare
27 Kazakhstan 928,518 tonnes compare
28 Malaysia 900,940 tonnes compare
30 Iraq 858,061 tonnes compare
31 United Kingdom 833,456 tonnes compare
32 France 820,688 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Egypt

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 386.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 13.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4584 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 20.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0674 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 57.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1169 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5385 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.26 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Egypt →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Egypt?: Emissions of air pollutants in Egypt was 880,079 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 883,863 tonnes in 2015.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 859.5 tonnes in 1810.
How does Egypt rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Egypt ranks 29th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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