Egypt vs South Africa: Primary energy use by source
Egypt
9.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
11.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
30th
South Africa rank
28th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 11.3 terawatt-hours against 9.93 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 1.37 terawatt-hours.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 28th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.5007 terawatt-hours | 0.0105 terawatt-hours | 0.4902 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 2.86 terawatt-hours | 0.7392 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | 6.44 terawatt-hours | 9.79 terawatt-hours | 3.34 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Egypt or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 11.3 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 South Africa?
- 1.37 terawatt-hours, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Egypt ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 28th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.