China vs Egypt: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
China
2.1%
in 2025
Egypt
2.3%
in 2025
China rank
95th
Egypt rank
92nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- China
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was China ahead.
China ranks 95th and Egypt ranks 92nd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | -6.4% | 11.8% | China |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 10.1% | 0.1% | China |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 8.2% | 3.1% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 0.3% | China |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 5.1% | 4.1% | China |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1.5% | China |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 1.5% | 2.0% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, China or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2.3% against 2.1% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between China and Egypt?
- 0.2%, 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 percentage change in primary energy use?
- China ranks 95th 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.