Belgium vs Egypt: Share of electricity generation from oil
Belgium
6.4%
in 2025
Egypt
7.4%
in 2025
Belgium rank
98th
Egypt rank
96th
Share of electricity generation from oil over time
- Belgium
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 7.4% against 6.4% in Belgium, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Belgium ranks 98th and Egypt ranks 96th of 210 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 24.3% | 17.8% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 15.9% | 10.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 13.7% | 8.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 5.4% | 0.7% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from oil, Belgium or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 7.4% against 6.4% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from oil between Belgium and Egypt?
- 1.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Egypt?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Egypt rank globally for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Belgium ranks 98th and Egypt ranks 96th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.