Burkina Faso vs Egypt: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Burkina Faso
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 87.2% against 86.0% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 67th and Egypt ranks 64th of 210 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.9% | 78.2% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 86.3% | 5.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 90.9% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 87.7% | 3.5% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Burkina Faso or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 87.2% against 86.0% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 1.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Egypt rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Burkina Faso ranks 67th and Egypt ranks 64th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.