Egypt vs Spain: Share of primary energy from coal
Egypt
1.5%
in 2025
Spain
1.7%
in 2025
Egypt rank
57th
Spain rank
54th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Egypt
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.7% against 1.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 57th and Spain ranks 54th of 78 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 30.3% | 24.4% | Spain |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 18.4% | 13.4% | Spain |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 22.2% | 19.1% | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 18.7% | 16.3% | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 13.2% | 11.8% | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 8.9% | 7.8% | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 2.4% | 1.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Egypt or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.7% against 1.5% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Egypt and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Spain rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Egypt ranks 57th and Spain ranks 54th of 78 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 Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.