Renewable energy consumption in Egypt
Egypt: Renewable energy consumption was 5.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Egypt, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 5.7% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Egypt peaked at 9.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2012.
That places Egypt 162nd out of 226 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.5% | — |
| 1991 | 9.1% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 8.7% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -2.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.2%, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.3%, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 159 Japan 6.3% compare
- 160 Netherlands 5.9% compare
- 161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.8% compare
- 163 Malta 5.4% compare
- 164 Malaysia 5.2% compare
- 165 New Caledonia 4.8% compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Egypt?
- Renewable energy consumption in Egypt was 5.7% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Egypt ranks 162nd out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption