Colombia vs Egypt: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
7.54 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Egypt
9.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
71st
Egypt rank
69th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 9.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 7.54 kilowatt-hours per person in Colombia, a difference of 1.48 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 71st and Egypt ranks 69th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.72 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 5.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.84 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1329 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 6.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1872 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 5.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 7.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.97 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 7.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.01 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, Colombia or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 9.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 7.54 kilowatt-hours per person in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Egypt?
- 1.48 kilowatt-hours per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Egypt?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Egypt rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 71st 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.