Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Egypt
Egypt: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person was 288.09 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Egypt, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Egypt is 288.09 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Egypt peaked at 288.09 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 56.56 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Egypt ranks 73rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 56.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 118.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 178 kilowatt-hours per person | 135.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 237.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 192.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 159.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 226.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 169.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 159.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 188.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 177.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 161.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 195.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 158.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 149.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 182.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 237.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 217.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 288.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 70 Azerbaijan 379.76 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 71 Iran 343.71 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 72 Morocco 299.33 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 74 Trinidad and Tobago 97 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 75 Iraq 64.56 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 76 Kuwait 20.26 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More climate change data for Egypt
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 23,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 7,147 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 16,413 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 26.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 586.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,891 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 11,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 8,022 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 44.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 286.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Egypt?
- Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person in Egypt was 288.09 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from low-carbon energy per person recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 288.09 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary energy from low-carbon energy per person recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.56 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Egypt rank for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Egypt ranks 73rd out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from low-carbon energy per person rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.