Share of primary energy use by source in Egypt
Egypt: Share of primary energy use by source was 55.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy use by source in Egypt, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy use by source in Egypt stood at 55.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy use by source in Egypt peaked at 61.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1975.
That places Egypt 9th out of 77 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy use by source in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.5% | — |
| 1966 | 0.6% | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7% | +18.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | +61.0% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -25.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -24.9% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | +534.4% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | +53.1% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | +36.5% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | +69.2% |
| 1981 | 10.6% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 11.1% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 13.0% | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 15.3% | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 17.2% | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 17.8% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 19.3% | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 20.5% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 20.9% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 23.2% | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 25.3% | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 29.1% | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 29.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 29.2% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 28.5% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 28.2% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 41.7% | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 55.8% | +0.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 55.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.6%, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 55.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.7%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +534.4% | 0.4% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | +69.2% | 6.4% | 10.9% |
| 1969 | +61.0% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| 1978 | +53.1% | 3.1% | 4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 10.3% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.2% | 20.9% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 35.6% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 48.5% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 55.5% | 61.5% | 6 |
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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 share of primary energy use by source in Egypt?
- Share of primary energy use by source in Egypt was 55.8% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for share of primary energy use by source?
- Egypt ranks 9th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy use by source rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.