Electric power consumption in Egypt
Egypt: Electric power consumption was 1,493 kWh per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electric power consumption in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in kWh per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, electric power consumption in Egypt stood at 1,493 kWh per capita.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power consumption in Egypt peaked at 1,612 kWh per capita in 2010 and was at its lowest, 651.56 kWh per capita, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 98th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 734.85 kWh per capita | 651.56 kWh per capita | 889.11 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,160 kWh per capita | 920.13 kWh per capita | 1,423 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,549 kWh per capita | 1,479 kWh per capita | 1,612 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,465 kWh per capita | 1,431 kWh per capita | 1,493 kWh per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More energy & mining data for Egypt
- Ores and metals exports 5.4% (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 7.1% (2024)
- Fuel exports 12.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 19.9% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 2.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 5.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 2.2% (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 3.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power consumption in Egypt?
- Electric power consumption in Egypt was 1,493 kWh per capita in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power consumption recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,612 kWh per capita in 2010.
- What is the lowest electric power consumption recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 651.56 kWh per capita in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for electric power consumption?
- Egypt ranks 98th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power consumption rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.