Egypt vs India: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
9.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India
6.9 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
69th
India rank
72nd
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 9.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 6.9 kilowatt-hours per person in India, a difference of 2.12 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times India's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 69th and India ranks 72nd of 76 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.28 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.42 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 5.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.49 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 8.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.5 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 9.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.3 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 8.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.53 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, Egypt or India?
- Egypt, at 9.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 6.9 kilowatt-hours per person in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and India?
- 2.12 kilowatt-hours per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 69th and India ranks 72nd 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.