Egypt, Arab Rep.'s renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) was 6.1% in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.7 percentage points from 5.4% in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 6.1% | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 5.1% | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 5.4% | 2011 |
| Highest | 10% | 1994 |
| Lowest | 4.9% | 2017 |
| Average since 2012 | 5.53% | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 9% | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) fell 0.6 percentage points on 2020 (from 6.7% to 6.1%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was −0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.43 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.2 percentage points in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.1 percentage points in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.12 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 38% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Egypt, Arab Rep. had the 116th highest value of the 141 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 6.1% | 2021 |
| World | 19.74% | 2020 |
| Lower middle income | 43.34% | 2020 |
Closest to Egypt, Arab Rep. in the 2021 ranking
- Malaysia — 113th of 141: 7.5%
- Lebanon — 114th of 141: 6.8%
- Israel — 115th of 141: 6.2%
- Yemen, Rep. — 117th of 141: 3.7%
- Korea, Rep. — 118th of 141: 3.6%
- Russian Federation — 119th of 141: 3.5%
What this measures
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 32 values
| Year | Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 6.1 |
| 2020 | 6.7 |
| 2019 | 6.2 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 5.1 |
| 2015 | 5.3 |
| 2014 | 5.4 |
| 2013 | 5.3 |
| 2012 | 5.3 |
| 2011 |
Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 20% (2022)
- Algeria — 0.1% (2021)
- Bahrain — 0% (2021)
- Djibouti — 26.9% (2022)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 0.9% (2021)
- Iraq — 1.1% (2021)
- Israel — 6.2% (2021)
- Jordan — 11.5% (2021)
- Kuwait
More environment data for Egypt, Arab Rep.
- Population in largest city — 23.07 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 45.44% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 28.88 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 24.4% (2025)
- Rural population — 67.58 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 57.1% (2025)
- Urban population — 50.78 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 42.9% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 1.6 million (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)?
- 6.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is down 2.9 percentage points from 9% in 1990. The highest value was 10% in 1994 and the lowest 4.9% in 2017.
- How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank?
- 116th highest of 141 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) unusual for Egypt, Arab Rep.?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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