Egypt vs Peru: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
9.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Peru
7.76 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
69th
Peru rank
70th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- Peru
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 9.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 7.76 kilowatt-hours per person in Peru, a difference of 1.26 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 | 2.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.08 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 2.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.83 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 5.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.67 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 8.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.23 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 9.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 3 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 8.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.75 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 Peru?
- Egypt, at 9.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 7.76 kilowatt-hours per person in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and Peru?
- 1.26 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 fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- 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 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.