China vs Egypt: Annual change in primary energy from coal
China
0.459 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt
1.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
20th
Egypt rank
17th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- China
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.47 terawatt-hours against 0.459 terawatt-hours in China, a difference of 1.01 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 3.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was China ahead.
China ranks 20th and Egypt ranks 17th of 78 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.48 terawatt-hours | 0.2064 terawatt-hours | 46.27 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1970s | 188.61 terawatt-hours | 0.244 terawatt-hours | 188.37 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1980s | 264.42 terawatt-hours | 0.2353 terawatt-hours | 264.18 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1990s | 205.21 terawatt-hours | -0.1905 terawatt-hours | 205.4 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 1,151 terawatt-hours | -0.1201 terawatt-hours | 1,151 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 309.67 terawatt-hours | 1.57 terawatt-hours | 308.09 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 486.69 terawatt-hours | -1.1 terawatt-hours | 487.8 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, China or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 1.47 terawatt-hours against 0.459 terawatt-hours in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between China and Egypt?
- 1.01 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Egypt?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do China and Egypt rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- China ranks 20th and Egypt ranks 17th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.