Egypt vs Peru: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Egypt
9,021 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Peru
7,765 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
69th
Peru rank
70th
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time
- Egypt
- Peru
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 9,021 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,765 kilowatt-hours per person in Peru, a difference of 1,256 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Peru ahead.
Egypt ranks 69th and Peru ranks 70th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,473 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,553 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,080 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 2,783 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,613 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,830 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 5,564 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,246 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,319 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6,258 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,591 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,667 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 8,189 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,963 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,226 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 9,680 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,676 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,004 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 8,951 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,197 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,754 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables, Egypt or Peru?
- Egypt, at 9,021 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,765 kilowatt-hours per person in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables between Egypt and Peru?
- 1,256 kilowatt-hours per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Peru?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Peru rank globally for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Egypt ranks 69th and Peru ranks 70th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. 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 of total energy supply per person.