Egypt vs Korea: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Egypt
614.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Korea
629.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
14th
Korea rank
13th
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Egypt
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 629.58 terawatt-hours against 614.55 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 15.03 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 14th and Korea ranks 13th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.27 terawatt-hours | 7.87 terawatt-hours | 36.39 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 114.88 terawatt-hours | 95.58 terawatt-hours | 19.31 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 310.16 terawatt-hours | 296.23 terawatt-hours | 13.93 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 507.47 terawatt-hours | 507.22 terawatt-hours | 0.2557 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 603.84 terawatt-hours | 610.51 terawatt-hours | 6.68 terawatt-hours | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Egypt or Korea?
- Korea, at 629.58 terawatt-hours against 614.55 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Egypt and Korea?
- 15.03 terawatt-hours, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Korea?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Korea rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Egypt ranks 14th and Korea ranks 13th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.