Brazil vs Egypt: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
9.1 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Egypt
9.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
68th
Egypt rank
69th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 9.1 kilowatt-hours per person against 9.02 kilowatt-hours per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.08 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Brazil ranks 68th and Egypt ranks 69th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2094 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 5.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.37 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 5.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2608 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 6.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2535 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 7.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2609 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 9.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0269 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0437 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or Egypt?
- Brazil, at 9.1 kilowatt-hours per person against 9.02 kilowatt-hours per person in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Egypt?
- 0.08 kilowatt-hours per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 68th and Egypt ranks 69th 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 fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. 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.