Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Egypt
Egypt: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 54,241 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Egypt stood at 54,241 TJ. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Egypt peaked at 90,936 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54,241 TJ, in 2023.
Egypt ranks 71st of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Egypt, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64,863 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 67,664 TJ | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 69,043 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 70,789 TJ | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 73,828 TJ | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 73,037 TJ | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 75,149 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 75,420 TJ | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 74,419 TJ | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 73,859 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 78,526 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 77,950 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 77,715 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 76,718 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 79,387 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 82,649 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 82,774 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83,002 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80,794 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 78,261 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 77,979 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 79,671 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 79,914 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 80,600 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 79,124 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 79,923 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 80,582 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 81,830 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 82,201 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 82,437 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 89,542 TJ | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 82,789 TJ | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 90,936 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 54,241 TJ | -40.4% |
| 2024 | 54,241 TJ | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 54,241 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54,241 TJ, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 54,241 TJ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,295 TJ, 23.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — 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 | -40.4% | 90,936 TJ | 54,241 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,807 TJ | 64,863 TJ | 75,420 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,778 TJ | 76,718 TJ | 83,002 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,426 TJ | 77,979 TJ | 82,437 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,350 TJ | 54,241 TJ | 90,936 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 solid biofuels — energy consumption in Egypt?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Egypt was 54,241 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 90,936 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,241 TJ in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Egypt ranks 71st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. 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 Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.