Egypt vs Indonesia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels
Egypt
213.73 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
304.33 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Egypt rank
12th
Indonesia rank
9th
Electricity generation from fossil fuels over time
- Egypt
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 304.33 terawatt-hours against 213.73 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 90.6 terawatt-hours.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.46 terawatt-hours | 17.14 terawatt-hours | 9.32 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 40.24 terawatt-hours | 43.68 terawatt-hours | 3.44 terawatt-hours | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 88.84 terawatt-hours | 107.26 terawatt-hours | 18.43 terawatt-hours | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 159.98 terawatt-hours | 200.81 terawatt-hours | 40.84 terawatt-hours | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 191.4 terawatt-hours | 269.99 terawatt-hours | 78.59 terawatt-hours | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, Egypt or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 304.33 terawatt-hours against 213.73 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels between Egypt and Indonesia?
- 90.6 terawatt-hours, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Indonesia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Indonesia rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.