Egypt vs Zambia: Coal consumption
Egypt
16.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Zambia
14.3 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Egypt rank
55th
Zambia rank
58th
Coal consumption over time
- Egypt
- Zambia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 16.31 terawatt-hours against 14.3 terawatt-hours in Zambia, a difference of 2.01 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 58th of 220 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.64 terawatt-hours | 3.6 terawatt-hours | 5.04 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 9.67 terawatt-hours | 2 terawatt-hours | 7.67 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 9.26 terawatt-hours | 0.8689 terawatt-hours | 8.4 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 10.98 terawatt-hours | 3.11 terawatt-hours | 7.88 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 12.71 terawatt-hours | 10.13 terawatt-hours | 2.59 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Egypt or Zambia?
- Egypt, at 16.31 terawatt-hours against 14.3 terawatt-hours in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Egypt and Zambia?
- 2.01 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Zambia rank globally for coal consumption?
- Egypt ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 58th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.