Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Egypt
Egypt: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 86.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Egypt is 86.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Egypt peaked at 92.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, in 1990.
That places Egypt 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.1% | — |
| 1991 | 77.3% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 78.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 77.7% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 77.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 78.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 79.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 80.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 78.6% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 82.3% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 89.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | -1.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 86.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 86.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.9%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.2% | 76.1% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 81.6% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 88.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.9% | 87.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More energy & mining data for Egypt
- Ores and metals imports 5.9% (2025)
- 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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Egypt?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Egypt was 86.9% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Egypt ranks 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.