Egypt vs Venezuela: Share of primary energy use by source
Egypt
55.8%
in 2025
Venezuela
55.2%
in 2025
Egypt rank
9th
Venezuela rank
11th
Share of primary energy use by source over time
- Egypt
- Venezuela
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 55.8% against 55.2% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Venezuela ahead.
Egypt ranks 9th and Venezuela ranks 11th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 41.7% | 41.0% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 39.7% | 37.5% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 41.0% | 26.4% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 27.2% | 49.0% | 21.7% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 44.5% | 1.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 43.0% | 9.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 54.3% | 3.5% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy use by source, Egypt or Venezuela?
- Egypt, at 55.8% against 55.2% in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy use by source between Egypt and Venezuela?
- 0.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Venezuela?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Venezuela rank globally for share of primary energy use by source?
- Egypt ranks 9th and Venezuela ranks 11th of 76 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 Share of 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.