Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Egypt
1.7%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1.6%
in 2025
Egypt rank
22nd
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -7.3% | 1.5% | 8.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 7.1% | 3.1% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 6.6% | 1.9% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 4.2% | 0.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.6% | 0.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 3.1% | 1.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.7% | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Egypt, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Egypt ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd 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.