Egypt vs Taiwan: Fossil fuel consumption (fuel Energy Institute – Stati)
Egypt
1,068 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
1,134 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
27th
Taiwan rank
24th
Fossil fuel consumption (fuel Energy Institute – Stati) over time
- Egypt
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1,134 terawatt-hours against 1,068 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 66 terawatt-hours.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 27th and Taiwan ranks 24th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.24 terawatt-hours | 75.54 terawatt-hours | 3.71 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1970s | 108.53 terawatt-hours | 178.41 terawatt-hours | 69.88 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 281.28 terawatt-hours | 326.48 terawatt-hours | 45.19 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 407.66 terawatt-hours | 644.01 terawatt-hours | 236.36 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 660.67 terawatt-hours | 1,044 terawatt-hours | 383.67 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 952.46 terawatt-hours | 1,198 terawatt-hours | 245.13 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1,018 terawatt-hours | 1,167 terawatt-hours | 148.4 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, Egypt or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 1,134 terawatt-hours against 1,068 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between Egypt and Taiwan?
- 66 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Taiwan rank globally for fossil fuel consumption?
- Egypt ranks 27th and Taiwan ranks 24th of 220 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. 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. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.