Egypt vs Spain
Egypt vs Spain: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 2.5 tonnes in Egypt and 4.51 tonnes in Spain, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Spain, by 2 tonnes, or 1.8 times that in Egypt.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Egypt ranked 104 and Spain ranked 59 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Egypt | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.5 | 4.51 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 2.41 | 4.57 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 4.99 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 2.36 | 4.92 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 2.25 | 4.53 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 2.42 | 5.81 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 2.52 | 5.98 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 2.46 | 5.66 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 2.4 | 5.85 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 2.39 | 5.49 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 2.5 | 6.09 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 2.41 | 6.19 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 2.37 | 6.18 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 2.4 | 6.48 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 2.35 | 7.4 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 2.4 | 8.21 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 2.28 | 8.07 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 2.2 | 8.43 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 2.02 | 8.21 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 1.9 | 7.96 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 1.9 | 7.93 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 1.89 | 7.6 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 1.75 | 7.65 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 1.81 | 7.3 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 1.72 | 6.78 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 1.66 | 6.59 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 1.6 | 6.14 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 1.52 | 6.42 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 1.45 | 6.12 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 1.55 | 5.87 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 1.59 | 6.27 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 1.56 | 6.09 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 1.57 | 5.9 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 1.56 | 5.79 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 1.51 | 5.33 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 1.51 | 5.23 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 1.44 | 5.22 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 1.42 | 5.13 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 1.39 | 5.33 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 1.3 | 5.64 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 1.2 | 5.58 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 1.14 | 5.79 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 1.04 | 5.68 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.97 | 5.46 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.92 | 5.2 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.93 | 5.28 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.92 | 5.56 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.82 | 5.11 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.78 | 5 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.69 | 4.7 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.75 | 4.38 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.71 | 4.07 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.74 | 4.22 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs Spain
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Spain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Spain: 341 million TIV in 2025