Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Egypt
Egypt: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 19.37 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Egypt, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 19.37 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Egypt peaked at 21.24 Mt CO2e in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.28 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Egypt 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.28 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 6.4 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 6.54 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 6.73 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 7.1 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 7.28 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 7.41 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 7.63 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 7.9 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 7.98 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 8.26 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 8.51 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 8.67 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 8.57 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 8.61 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 8.82 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 9.61 Mt CO2e | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 9.79 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 10.02 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 9.98 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 9.84 Mt CO2e | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 10.28 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 11.59 Mt CO2e | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 12.02 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 11.58 Mt CO2e | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 13.16 Mt CO2e | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 13.88 Mt CO2e | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 13.59 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 14.39 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 14.34 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 15.28 Mt CO2e | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 15.9 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 15.96 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 16.57 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 17.96 Mt CO2e | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 18.09 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 18.1 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.35 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 19.07 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 19.18 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 20.16 Mt CO2e | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 20.59 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 20.31 Mt CO2e | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 19.88 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 20.14 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 20.7 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 21.24 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 21.09 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 21.08 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.57 Mt CO2e | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 19.07 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 19.46 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 19.28 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 19.44 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 19.37 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 19.37 Mt CO2e is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.83 Mt CO2e, 6.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 19.37 Mt CO2e is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.48 Mt CO2e, 7.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.12 Mt CO2e | 6.28 Mt CO2e | 7.98 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.08 Mt CO2e | 8.26 Mt CO2e | 10.02 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.47 Mt CO2e | 9.84 Mt CO2e | 14.39 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.45 Mt CO2e | 15.28 Mt CO2e | 19.18 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.38 Mt CO2e | 18.57 Mt CO2e | 21.24 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.32 Mt CO2e | 19.07 Mt CO2e | 19.46 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Egypt?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Egypt was 19.37 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 21.24 Mt CO2e in 2016.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.28 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Egypt rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).