Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Egypt
Egypt: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) was 2.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alternative and nuclear energy in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy use.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alternative and nuclear energy in Egypt is 2.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Egypt peaked at 2.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2017.
That places Egypt 102nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5% | — |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -17.2% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +35.5% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +9.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 51% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 2.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +35.5% | 1.7% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More energy & mining data for Egypt
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Egypt?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Egypt was 2.5% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Egypt ranks 102nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.