Charcoal — Energy production in Egypt
Egypt: Charcoal — Energy production was 31,211 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, charcoal — energy production in Egypt stood at 31,211 TJ.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Egypt peaked at 43,279 TJ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29,795 TJ, in 1992.
Egypt ranks 19th of 148 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 production in Egypt, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30,031 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 30,739 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 29,795 TJ | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 31,064 TJ | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 32,509 TJ | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 33,217 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 34,279 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 34,633 TJ | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 34,810 TJ | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 35,400 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 35,430 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 35,872 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 36,344 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 36,846 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 37,318 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 37,819 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 38,262 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 38,704 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 39,176 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 39,648 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 40,120 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 40,474 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 40,858 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 41,212 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 41,595 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 41,978 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 42,303 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 42,625 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 42,950 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 43,279 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 42,427 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 42,736 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 43,047 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 31,211 TJ | -27.5% |
| 2024 | 31,211 TJ | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 31,211 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,026 TJ, 4.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 31,211 TJ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,606 TJ, 19.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy production 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 | -27.5% | 43,047 TJ | 31,211 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,648 TJ | 29,795 TJ | 35,400 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,542 TJ | 35,430 TJ | 39,648 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,739 TJ | 40,120 TJ | 43,279 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,126 TJ | 31,211 TJ | 43,047 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 16 Mozambique 35,534 TJ compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 14.75 TJ compare
- 16 Caribbean 41,504 TJ compare
- 17 Haiti 35,118 TJ compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 11.92 TJ compare
- 18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6.61 TJ compare
- 18 Madagascar 31,565 TJ compare
- 20 OECD 28,926 TJ compare
- 21 Thailand 27,258 TJ compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 27,022 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 production in Egypt?
- Charcoal — energy production in Egypt was 31,211 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 43,279 TJ in 2019.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,795 TJ in 1992.
- How does Egypt rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Egypt ranks 19th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 production. 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.