Egypt vs Romania: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Egypt
5,192 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Romania
5,060 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
60th
Romania rank
61st
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Egypt
- Romania
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 5,192 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,060 kilowatt-hours per person in Romania, a difference of 132 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Romania ahead.
Egypt ranks 60th and Romania ranks 61st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,781 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,764 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 73.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,825 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,752 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 859.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,976 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,116 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 1,754 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,049 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,295 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 3,829 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,240 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,411 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 5,148 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,756 kilowatt-hours per person | 608.4 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 5,313 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,280 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.48 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Egypt or Romania?
- Egypt, at 5,192 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,060 kilowatt-hours per person in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Egypt and Romania?
- 132 kilowatt-hours per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Romania rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Egypt ranks 60th and Romania ranks 61st of 215 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.