Egypt vs Peru: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
9,309 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Peru
9,155 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
132nd
Peru rank
135th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- Peru
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 9,309 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,155 kilowatt-hours per person in Peru, a difference of 154 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Peru ahead.
Egypt ranks 132nd and Peru ranks 135th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,549 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,804 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,255 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 2,961 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,997 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,036 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 5,757 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,735 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,021 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6,427 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,120 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,307 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 8,366 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,672 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,694 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 9,839 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,710 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,129 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 9,189 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,449 kilowatt-hours per person | 740.23 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Egypt or Peru?
- Egypt, at 9,309 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,155 kilowatt-hours per person in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and Peru?
- 154 kilowatt-hours per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Peru?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Peru rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 132nd and Peru ranks 135th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.