Egypt vs Iceland: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Egypt
0.0286 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland
0.0782 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
45th
Iceland rank
43rd
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Egypt
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.0782 terawatt-hours against 0.0286 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 0.0496 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.7 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 45th and Iceland ranks 43rd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -6.5 terawatt-hours | 0.0343 terawatt-hours | 6.54 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1970s | 8.36 terawatt-hours | 0.1733 terawatt-hours | 8.18 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1980s | 12.97 terawatt-hours | 0.0214 terawatt-hours | 12.95 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6.22 terawatt-hours | 0.2842 terawatt-hours | 5.94 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 7.28 terawatt-hours | 0.1965 terawatt-hours | 7.08 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | -1.99 terawatt-hours | -0.1404 terawatt-hours | 1.85 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | 8.87 terawatt-hours | 0.0973 terawatt-hours | 8.77 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Egypt or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.0782 terawatt-hours against 0.0286 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Egypt and Iceland?
- 0.0496 terawatt-hours, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iceland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iceland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- Egypt ranks 45th and Iceland ranks 43rd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.