Egypt vs Japan: Share of primary energy from oil
Egypt
39.7%
in 2025
Japan
39.5%
in 2025
Egypt rank
39th
Japan rank
40th
Share of primary energy from oil over time
- Egypt
- Japan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 39.7% against 39.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 39th and Japan ranks 40th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.2% | 65.7% | 24.5% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 86.9% | 77.2% | 9.7% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 78.9% | 61.4% | 17.5% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 55.7% | 12.0% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 48.6% | 2.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 45.0% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 40.5% | 2.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from oil, Egypt or Japan?
- Egypt, at 39.7% against 39.5% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from oil between Egypt and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Japan rank globally for share of primary energy from oil?
- Egypt ranks 39th and Japan ranks 40th 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) – 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.