Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Egypt
Egypt: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 5.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Egypt stood at 5.6%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Egypt peaked at 10.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2017.
Egypt ranks 174th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.1% | — |
| 1991 | 9.4% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4%, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.7% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 171 Mauritius 6.8% compare
- 172 Wallis and Futuna 6.8% compare
- 173 Barbados 5.6% compare
- 175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.9% compare
- 176 Tuvalu 4.9% compare
- 177 Equatorial Guinea 4.5% compare
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 share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Egypt?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Egypt was 5.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Egypt ranks 174th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).