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Egypt Key Figures

Population:
113 million
GDP growth rate:
3.76 %/year
Energy independence:
86.4%

Data of the last year available: 2023

Total consumption/GDP:*
71.1 (2005=100)
CO2 Emissions:
1.92 tCO2/capita
Rate of T&D power losses:
17.9%

* at purchasing power parity

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Egypt Energy Research

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Egypt Total Energy Consumption

Energy consumption per capita stood at 0.90 toe in 2023 (around 15% below the North African average), including 1 540 kWh of electricity (similar to the regional average).

Total energy consumption was stable in 2022 and 2023 at 102 Mtoe, after a strong rebound in 2021 (+9.5%). In 2020, it declined by (-6.3%), reaching 92 Mtoe.

Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)

Interactive Chart Egypt Total Energy Consumption

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Egypt Crude Oil Production

Crude oil production has remained stable since 2021 (31 Mt) and declined by 9% from 2019 to 2021, (34Mt). It remained stable from 2010 to 2019. Production is concentrated in the Western Desert (56%) and the Gulf of Suez (23%). Egypt consumes almost all of its oil production.

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Egypt Oil Products Consumption

Oil consumption (crude and oil products) decreased by 8% in 2023 to 36 Mt, after a 32% surge in 2021, mainly due to power generation, and a 5%/year decline between 2014 and 2020.

The largest share of the oil consumption is absorbed by the transport sector (50%), followed by power generation (13%), buildings (12%), and the hydrocarbon industry (10%).

Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION (Mt)

Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2023, %)

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Egypt Natural Gas Consumption

Gas consumption has been quite stable since 2019 at around 65 bcm, after rising by around 8%/year between 2014 and 2019, driven by electricity production.

Almost 53% 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 (2023, %)

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Egypt Coal Consumption

Coal consumption is low. It remained stable in 2023 at 3 Mt and has decreased by 44% since its 2018 record of 5.6 Mt. 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.

Almost all coal consumption is absorbed by the industry sector.

Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION (Mt)

Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2023, %)

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Egypt Power Consumption

Electricity consumption has increased by 5.5%/year since 2022, reaching 174 TWh in 2023, after relative stability over 2019-2021. Between 2010 and 2018, it increased by around 3.5%/year and dropped by 5.5% in 2019.

Households absorb 37% of that consumption, followed by services (29%) and industry (27%) (2023).

Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION (TWh)

Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2023,%)

Egypt 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.

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Egypt 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.