Charcoal — Energy consumption in Egypt
Egypt: Charcoal — Energy consumption was 29,058 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy consumption in Egypt is 29,058 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy consumption in Egypt peaked at 42,128 TJ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29,058 TJ, in 2023.
Egypt ranks 19th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Egypt, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30,031 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 30,739 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 31,594 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 32,420 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 33,099 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 33,482 TJ | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 33,866 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 34,250 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 34,604 TJ | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 35,016 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 35,312 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 35,754 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 36,226 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 36,668 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 37,022 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 37,318 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 38,055 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 38,438 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 38,291 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 38,910 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 39,382 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 40,208 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 40,326 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 39,412 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 39,825 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 40,386 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 40,828 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 42,039 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 41,931 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 42,128 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 40,961 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 39,716 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 40,018 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 29,058 TJ | -27.4% |
| 2024 | 29,058 TJ | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 29,058 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,205 TJ, 6.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 29,058 TJ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,357 TJ, 21.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy consumption in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -27.4% | 40,018 TJ | 29,058 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,910 TJ | 30,031 TJ | 35,016 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,200 TJ | 35,312 TJ | 38,910 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,647 TJ | 39,382 TJ | 42,128 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,762 TJ | 29,058 TJ | 40,961 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 41,965 TJ compare
- 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 54.58 TJ compare
- 16 Mozambique 35,534 TJ compare
- 17 Haiti 35,118 TJ compare
- 17 Caribbean 40,587 TJ compare
- 17 Polynesia 43.39 TJ compare
- 18 Madagascar 31,565 TJ compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 11.92 TJ compare
- 20 Thailand 27,258 TJ compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 27,022 TJ compare
- 22 Indonesia 25,144 TJ compare
More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy consumption in Egypt?
- Charcoal — energy consumption in Egypt was 29,058 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 42,128 TJ in 2019.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,058 TJ in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for charcoal — energy consumption?
- Egypt ranks 19th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy consumption rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.