Egypt vs Chinese Taipei: Share of primary energy from oil
Egypt
39.7%
in 2025
Chinese Taipei
39.2%
in 2025
Egypt rank
39th
Chinese Taipei rank
41st
Share of primary energy from oil over time
- Egypt
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 39.7% against 39.2% in Chinese Taipei, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 39th and Chinese Taipei ranks 41st of 80 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.2% | 46.9% | 43.3% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 86.9% | 71.8% | 15.1% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 78.9% | 59.0% | 19.9% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 53.4% | 14.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 46.3% | 4.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 40.6% | 4.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 38.0% | 0.3% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from oil, Egypt or Chinese Taipei?
- Egypt, at 39.7% against 39.2% in Chinese Taipei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from oil between Egypt and Chinese Taipei?
- 0.5%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Chinese Taipei?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Chinese Taipei rank globally for share of primary energy from oil?
- Egypt ranks 39th and Chinese Taipei ranks 41st 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.