Primary energy use by source in Egypt
Egypt: Primary energy use by source was 9.93 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary energy use by source in Egypt, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy use by source in Egypt is 9.93 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.7% on the previous year and up 424.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use by source in Egypt peaked at 9.93 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1965.
That places Egypt 30th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary energy use by source in Egypt, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0.012 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0.0805 terawatt-hours | +570.8% |
| 2001 | 0.179 terawatt-hours | +122.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2125 terawatt-hours | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.286 terawatt-hours | +34.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5041 terawatt-hours | +76.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5101 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6051 terawatt-hours | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6624 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9298 terawatt-hours | +40.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 1.41 terawatt-hours | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 1.49 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.34 terawatt-hours | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 1.58 terawatt-hours | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 1.89 terawatt-hours | +84.3% |
| 2016 | 2.4 terawatt-hours | +26.5% |
| 2017 | 2.11 terawatt-hours | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 2.99 terawatt-hours | +41.6% |
| 2019 | 4.98 terawatt-hours | +66.7% |
| 2020 | 5.23 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 5.49 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 5.9 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 5.94 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 6.18 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 9.93 terawatt-hours | +60.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 9.93 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.98 terawatt-hours, 2.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 9.93 terawatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4892 terawatt-hours, 20.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary energy use by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +570.8% | 0.012 terawatt-hours | 0.0805 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.012 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5007 terawatt-hours | 0.0805 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 1.03 terawatt-hours | 4.98 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.44 terawatt-hours | 5.23 terawatt-hours | 9.93 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More energy & mining data for Egypt
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 17.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy use by source in Egypt?
- Primary energy use by source in Egypt was 9.93 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use by source recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 9.93 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary energy use by source recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1965.
- How does Egypt rank for primary energy use by source?
- Egypt ranks 30th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy use by source rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 424.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.