Renewable energy consumption in Egypt
Egypt: Renewable energy consumption was 119,104 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
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 TJ.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 119,104 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Egypt peaked at 119,104 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 74,902 TJ, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 61st of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Egypt, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74,902 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 77,489 TJ | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 77,427 TJ | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 81,250 TJ | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 86,093 TJ | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 85,063 TJ | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 87,928 TJ | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 90,694 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 92,230 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 100,603 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 95,899 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 101,609 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 95,841 TJ | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 98,158 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 98,728 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 100,240 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 102,640 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 112,239 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 111,084 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 107,495 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 110,948 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 113,438 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 113,406 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 116,047 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 118,541 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 119,104 TJ | +0.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 119,104 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65,966 TJ, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 119,104 TJ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,867 TJ, 20.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85,368 TJ | 74,902 TJ | 100,603 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 102,393 TJ | 95,841 TJ | 112,239 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 115,247 TJ | 110,948 TJ | 119,104 TJ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 119,104 TJ 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 119,104 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,902 TJ in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Egypt ranks 61st out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste