Egypt Key Figures
- Population:
- 111 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 6.59 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 91.6%
Data of the last year available: 2022
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 72.8 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 1.89 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 17.9%
* at purchasing power parity
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Total Energy Consumption
Energy consumption per capita stands at 0.88 toe in 2022 (14% below the North African average), including 1 500 kWh of electricity (3% above the regional average).
Total energy consumption increased slightly in 2022, reaching 98 Mtoe, after a strong rebound in 2021 (+7%). Previously, it had remained roughly stable over 2017-2020 at around 92 Mtoe and increased by around 4%/year between 2013 and 2017.
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
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Crude Oil Production
Since 2017, oil production has declined by an average of 1.6%/year, reaching 29.6 Mt in 2022. Production is concentrated in the Western Desert (56%) and the Gulf of Suez (23%). Egypt consumes almost all of its oil production. The country has a refining capacity of 830 kb/d (+4%) (end of 2022).
Production of oil products decreased by 7% to 26.6 Mt in 2022, raising oil product imports by 16% to 11 Mt and cutting exports by 77% to 1.1 Mt. Imported products mainly came from Saudi Arabia (34% in 2022), Kuwait (17%), and the United Arab Emirates (13%).
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Oil Products Consumption
Oil consumption (crude and oil products) decreased slightly in 2022 to 39 Mt, after a 32% surge in 2021 and a 5%/year decline between 2014 and 2020.
The largest share of the oil consumption is absorbed by the transport sector (47%), followed by power generation (16%), buildings (12%), and the hydrocarbon industry (10%).
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022, %)
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Natural Gas Consumption
Gas consumption decreased by around 8% in 2022 to 60 bcm, after rising by around 6%/year between 2014 and 2021, driven by electricity production.
Almost 60% of the gas is used for the generation of electricity and about a fifth in industry.
Graph: NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION (bcm)
Graph: GAS CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022, %)
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Coal Consumption
Coal consumption decreased by 13%, reaching 3.2 Mt in 2022. It has had very strong fluctuations since 2015, with a very rapid progression from 2015 to 2018, a decline of 27%/year from 2018 to 2020, and an increase of 49% in 2021.
All coal consumption is absorbed by the industry sector.
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022, %)
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Power Consumption
Electricity consumption increased by 1% in 2022 to 167.5 TWh, after very rapid growth in 2021 (+11%) and a decreasing trend over 2018-2020 (-3%/year). Between 2013 and 2018, it increased by around 3%/year.
Households absorb 39% of that consumption, followed by services (30%) and industry (27%) (2022).
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION (TWh)
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022,%)
Renewable in % Electricity Production
NREA, New & Renewable Energy Authority, was created in 1986 under the supervision of MERE to promote renewables. The Renewable Energy Law (2014) establishes different schemes for the private development of renewable energy projects, including the IPP public competitive bidding process, feed-in tariffs (FIT), and private-to-private sale of electricity from renewables.
Interactive Chart Egypt Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)
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CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
In its updated NDC (2023), the country increased its GHG emissions reduction target to 37% by 2030, instead of 33% in the 2022 update (reduction relative to a BaU scenario). This new objective implies a level of emissions of around 134 MtCO2eq in 2030 and a reduction of 80.5 MtCO2eq compared to the BAU scenario.