Egypt vs Singapore: Primary energy use
Egypt
1,102 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Singapore
1,024 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
27th
Singapore rank
29th
Primary energy use over time
- Egypt
- Singapore
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1,102 terawatt-hours against 1,024 terawatt-hours in Singapore, a difference of 78 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 27th and Singapore ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.74 terawatt-hours | 66.09 terawatt-hours | 15.66 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1970s | 115.49 terawatt-hours | 94.31 terawatt-hours | 21.17 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1980s | 290.82 terawatt-hours | 154.5 terawatt-hours | 136.32 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 418.71 terawatt-hours | 357.6 terawatt-hours | 61.11 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 674.86 terawatt-hours | 561.52 terawatt-hours | 113.34 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 968.12 terawatt-hours | 916.41 terawatt-hours | 51.7 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1,045 terawatt-hours | 964.6 terawatt-hours | 80.8 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Egypt or Singapore?
- Egypt, at 1,102 terawatt-hours against 1,024 terawatt-hours in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Egypt and Singapore?
- 78 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Singapore?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Singapore rank globally for primary energy use?
- Egypt ranks 27th and Singapore ranks 29th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.