Electricity as a share of primary energy in Egypt
Egypt: Electricity as a share of primary energy was 22.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Egypt, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity as a share of primary energy in Egypt is 22.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity as a share of primary energy in Egypt peaked at 22.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1985.
That places Egypt 17th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.7% | — |
| 1986 | 10.2% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 11.5% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 12.0% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 12.4% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 22.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.6% | 9.7% | 11.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 11.3% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 13.6% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.3% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.3% | 22.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More energy & mining data for Egypt
- Fuel imports 17.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 7.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.4% (2024)
- Gas production 407.57 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 3,443 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 407.57 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 3,443 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity as a share of primary energy in Egypt?
- Electricity as a share of primary energy in Egypt was 22.3% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1985.
- How does Egypt rank for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Egypt ranks 17th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity as a share of primary energy rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.