Renewable energy consumption in Egypt

Egypt: Renewable energy consumption was 119,104 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
119,104 TJ
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
61st
of 230 countries
All-time high
119,104 TJ
in 2015
All-time low
74,902 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in Egypt, 1990–2015

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1990200220151990: 74.9k TJ1991: 77.5k TJ1992: 77.4k TJ1993: 81.3k TJ1994: 86.1k TJ1995: 85.1k TJ1996: 87.9k TJ1997: 90.7k TJ1998: 92.2k TJ1999: 100.6k TJ2000: 95.9k TJ2001: 101.6k TJ2002: 95.8k TJ2003: 98.2k TJ2004: 98.7k TJ2005: 100.2k TJ2006: 102.6k TJ2007: 112.2k TJ2008: 111.1k TJ2009: 107.5k TJ2010: 110.9k TJ2011: 113.4k TJ2012: 113.4k TJ2013: 116.0k TJ2014: 118.5k TJ2015: 119.1k TJ

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 230 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 58 Czechia 142,773 TJ compare
  2. 59 Belgium 128,345 TJ compare
  3. 60 Paraguay 126,352 TJ compare
  4. 62 Ghana 117,256 TJ compare
  5. 63 Greece 112,744 TJ compare
  6. 64 Hungary 110,073 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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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 230 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

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit
TJ
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
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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