Egypt vs Poland: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Egypt
5,192 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Poland
5,801 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
60th
Poland rank
57th
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Egypt
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 5,801 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,192 kilowatt-hours per person in Egypt, a difference of 609 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Egypt ranks 60th and Poland ranks 57th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 901.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 884.25 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 73.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,344 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,271 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 859.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,831 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,971 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 1,754 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,675 kilowatt-hours per person | 921.04 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 2000s | 3,829 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,569 kilowatt-hours per person | 259.09 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5,148 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,705 kilowatt-hours per person | 442.86 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 5,313 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,409 kilowatt-hours per person | 96.46 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Egypt or Poland?
- Poland, at 5,801 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 Poland?
- 609 kilowatt-hours per person, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Poland rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Egypt ranks 60th and Poland ranks 57th of 215 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 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.