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Egypt vs Sudan

28 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Egypt; the dashed grey line is Sudan.

Country A · Egypt
Country B · Sudan

Climate

CO2 emissions

Egypt: 258.4 Mt CO2/year · 2024Sudan: 17.8 Mt CO2/year · 2024
0100200192019401960198020002020Sudanhigh 2021

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Egypt: 2.22 t CO2/person/year · 2024Sudan: 0.35 t CO2/person/year · 2024
012192019401960198020002020Sudanhigh 2017

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Egypt: 0.52 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Sudan: 0.58 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-2019401960198020002020Sudanhigh 2010low 1945

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Egypt: 49.8 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Sudan: 69.7 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
02040601850190019502000Sudanhigh 2008

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Egypt: 332.5 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Sudan: 134.3 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
01002003001850190019502000Sudanhigh 2021low 1851

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Egypt: 22.8 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Sudan: 28.7 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
01020301850190019502000Sudanhigh 2016

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

Egypt: 36.6 kg CO2/person/year · 2024Sudan: 4.61 kg CO2/person/year · 2019
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Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Egypt: 9,661 kWh/person/year · 2024Sudan: 1,801 kWh/person/year · 2023
05k10k197019801990200020102020Sudanhigh 2012low 1969

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Egypt: 3.10 % of electricity · 2025Sudan: 1.08 % of electricity · 2024
01231990200020102020Sudan

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Egypt: 3.79 % of electricity · 2025Sudan: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
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The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Egypt: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025Sudan: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
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The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Egypt: 7.36 % of electricity · 2025Sudan: 20.3 % of electricity · 2024
02040601990200020102020Sudanhigh 1988low 2021

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Egypt: 79.6 % of electricity · 2025Sudan: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
0501990200020102020Sudanhigh 2019

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Egypt: 29.9 ha/year · 2024Sudan: 27.1 ha/year · 2024
01002003002005201020152020Sudanhigh 2012low 2022

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

Egypt: 0.00 % of land · 2025Sudan: 11.8 % of land · 2025
0510151990200020102020Sudan

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Egypt: 3.17 deaths/year · 2021Sudan: 57.4 deaths/year · 2021
05010015020002005201020152020Sudanhigh 2008low 2001

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Egypt: 0.90 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Sudan: 0.91 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.51200020102020Sudanlow 2023

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Egypt: 13.2 % of land area · 2024Sudan: 2.30 % of land area · 2024
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The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

Egypt: 27.6 kg/person/year · 2023Sudan: 18.4 kg/person/year · 2022
0102030198020002020Sudanhigh 2021low 1974

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Egypt: 314.6 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Sudan: 5.68 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
0200400198020002020Sudanhigh 2004

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

Egypt: 4.60 % of territorial waters · 2024Sudan: 17.0 % of territorial waters · 2024
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How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

Egypt: 42.9 % living in cities · 2025Sudan: 34.9 % living in cities · 2025
020401960198020002020Sudanhigh 1986

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Egypt: 141.2 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Sudan: 118.7 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
05010015020002005201020152020Sudanhigh 2017

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

Egypt: 8.88 m³/person/year · 2022Sudan: 81.0 m³/person/year · 2022
050100198020002020Sudan

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Egypt: 6.35 mm/year · 2025Sudan: 129.8 mm/year · 2025
020040060019401960198020002020Sudanhigh 1966low 1958

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Egypt: -70.9 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Sudan: -48.7 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
020040060019401960198020002020Sudanhigh 1966low 1958

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0204020002005201020152020Sudanhigh 2017low 2023

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

Egypt: 209.2 ODP tonnes/year · 2021Sudan: 9.35 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
02k4k6k1990200020102020Sudanhigh 1993

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data