Egypt vs Taiwan, China: Primary energy use
Egypt
1,102 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan, China
1,184 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
27th
Taiwan, China rank
26th
Primary energy use over time
- Egypt
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 1,184 terawatt-hours against 1,102 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 82 terawatt-hours.
That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 27th and Taiwan, China ranks 26th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan, China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.74 terawatt-hours | 78.49 terawatt-hours | 3.25 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1970s | 115.49 terawatt-hours | 185.25 terawatt-hours | 69.76 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 1980s | 290.82 terawatt-hours | 399.1 terawatt-hours | 108.28 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 1990s | 418.71 terawatt-hours | 758.14 terawatt-hours | 339.43 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 2000s | 674.86 terawatt-hours | 1,173 terawatt-hours | 498.47 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 968.12 terawatt-hours | 1,320 terawatt-hours | 351.91 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 2020s | 1,045 terawatt-hours | 1,254 terawatt-hours | 208.54 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Egypt or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 1,184 terawatt-hours against 1,102 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Egypt and Taiwan, China?
- 82 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Taiwan, China?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Taiwan, China rank globally for primary energy use?
- Egypt ranks 27th and Taiwan, China ranks 26th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – 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.