Egypt vs Jamaica: Coal consumption per person
Egypt
137.82 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Jamaica
95.92 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
96th
Jamaica rank
99th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Egypt
- Jamaica
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 137.82 kilowatt-hours per person against 95.92 kilowatt-hours per person in Jamaica, a difference of 41.9 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 96th and Jamaica ranks 99th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 172.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 153.31 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 149.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 192.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 43.47 kilowatt-hours per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 116.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 172.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 56.35 kilowatt-hours per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 108 kilowatt-hours per person | 216.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 108.58 kilowatt-hours per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 112.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 206.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 94.53 kilowatt-hours per person | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Egypt or Jamaica?
- Egypt, at 137.82 kilowatt-hours per person against 95.92 kilowatt-hours per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Egypt and Jamaica?
- 41.9 kilowatt-hours per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jamaica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Jamaica rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Egypt ranks 96th and Jamaica ranks 99th of 215 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 per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.