Egypt vs Ireland: Primary energy use by source
Egypt
9.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
12.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
30th
Ireland rank
27th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Egypt
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 12.06 terawatt-hours against 9.93 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 2.13 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 30th and Ireland ranks 27th of 79 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0.0475 terawatt-hours | 0.0463 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.5007 terawatt-hours | 1.23 terawatt-hours | 0.7248 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2010s | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 6.07 terawatt-hours | 3.95 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | 6.44 terawatt-hours | 11.44 terawatt-hours | 5 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Egypt or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 12.06 terawatt-hours against 9.93 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Egypt and Ireland?
- 2.13 terawatt-hours, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ireland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Ireland rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Ireland ranks 27th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use by source. 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.