Egypt vs Israel: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Egypt
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 88.3% against 87.2% in Egypt, a difference of 1.1%.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 64th and Israel ranks 61st of 210 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.2% | 99.9% | 21.7% | Israel |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 99.8% | 13.5% | Israel |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 98.1% | 7.2% | Israel |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 91.4% | 3.8% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Egypt or Israel?
- Israel, at 88.3% against 87.2% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Egypt and Israel?
- 1.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Israel?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Israel rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Egypt ranks 64th and Israel ranks 61st 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.