Egypt vs Israel: Share of primary energy from oil
Egypt
39.7%
in 2025
Israel
40.0%
in 2025
Egypt rank
39th
Israel rank
38th
Share of primary energy from oil over time
- Egypt
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 40.0% against 39.7% in Egypt, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Israel ahead.
Egypt ranks 39th and Israel ranks 38th of 80 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.2% | 97.8% | 7.6% | Israel |
| 1970s | 86.9% | 99.0% | 12.1% | Israel |
| 1980s | 78.9% | 85.0% | 6.1% | Israel |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 74.1% | 6.4% | Israel |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 57.4% | 6.5% | Israel |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 45.3% | 0.3% | Israel |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 40.5% | 2.2% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from oil, Egypt or Israel?
- Israel, at 40.0% against 39.7% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from oil between Egypt and Israel?
- 0.3%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Israel?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Israel rank globally for share of primary energy from oil?
- Egypt ranks 39th and Israel ranks 38th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.