Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita was 3.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita 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
The most recent figure for share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita in Egypt is 3.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 6.6% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2017.
That places Egypt 65th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.0% | — |
| 1966 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.5% | +27.1% |
| 1968 | 3.6% | +44.3% |
| 1969 | 6.1% | +68.9% |
| 1970 | 5.7% | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 5.5% | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 5.8% | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 6.1% | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 6.3% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 6.6% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 5.7% | -12.7% |
| 1980 | 5.1% | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 4.6% | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 4.2% | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +19.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 74% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 3.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +68.9% | 3.6% | 6.1% |
| 1968 | +44.3% | 2.5% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.0% | 6.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 62 USSR 4.4% compare
- 63 Taiwan 4.3% compare
- 64 Morocco 4.2% compare
- 66 Uzbekistan 2.8% compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 2.0% compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 1.9% compare
More climate change data for Egypt
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.83 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,147 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,413 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 586.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,891 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,022 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.79 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita in Egypt was 3.1% 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 that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 65th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.