Egypt vs New Zealand: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Egypt
5,192 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
5,227 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
60th
New Zealand rank
59th
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Egypt
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 5,227 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,192 kilowatt-hours per person in Egypt, a difference of 35 kilowatt-hours per person.
Across all 56 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 60th and New Zealand ranks 59th of 219 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,948 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,875 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 859.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,039 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,179 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1,754 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,592 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,838 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3,829 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,388 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,560 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 5,148 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,125 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,978 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 5,313 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,059 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,747 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Egypt or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 5,227 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,192 kilowatt-hours per person in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Egypt and New Zealand?
- 35 kilowatt-hours per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and New Zealand?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and New Zealand rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Egypt ranks 60th and New Zealand ranks 59th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption per person, 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 kilowatt-hours per person.