Statement:
South Africa produces more carbon dioxide than Egypt

In the Carbon dioxide emissions rating South Africa holds position #12 2019 out of 201 and Egypt is #29 out of 201 2019.
Position of South Africa is worse than position of Egypt.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Tons of CO2' in descending order.
    Egypt 'Tons of CO2' value is 235,137,000
    South Africa 'Tons of CO2' value is 470,358,000