Egypt vs Norway: Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Egypt
1.7%
in 2025
Norway
1.6%
in 2025
Egypt rank
22nd
Norway rank
24th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Egypt
- Norway
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Norway ahead.
Egypt ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 24th of 76 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.3% | 7.3% | 1.0% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 0.4% | 8.2% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1.5% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 5.1% | -0.2% | 5.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.8% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -2.3% | 3.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Egypt or Norway?
- Egypt, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Egypt and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Norway?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Norway rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Egypt ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 24th of 76 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 fossil fuels. 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.