Benin vs Egypt: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Benin
2.3%
in 2024
Egypt
2.3%
in 2025
Benin rank
91st
Egypt rank
92nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Benin
- Egypt
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2.3% against 2.3% in Egypt, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Egypt ahead.
Benin ranks 91st and Egypt ranks 92nd of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 7.4% | 3.5% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Benin |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 5.1% | 22.8% | Benin |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 2.0% | 3.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Benin or Egypt?
- Benin, at 2.3% against 2.3% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Benin and Egypt?
- 0.0%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Egypt?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Egypt rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Benin ranks 91st and Egypt ranks 92nd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.