Egypt vs United States: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Egypt
9.9%
in 2025
United States
10.1%
in 2025
Egypt rank
12th
United States rank
10th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Egypt
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 10.1% against 9.9% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and United States ranks 10th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 1.7% | 6.8% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 2.1% | 4.2% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 1990s | -0.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% | United States |
| 2000s | -1.1% | -0.8% | 0.2% | United States |
| 2010s | 18.7% | -5.2% | 23.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.8% | -3.4% | 6.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Egypt or United States?
- United States, at 10.1% against 9.9% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Egypt and United States?
- 0.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and United States rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Egypt ranks 12th and United States ranks 10th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.