Egypt Key Figures
- Population:
- 104 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 3.33 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 100%
Data of the last year available: 2021
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 72.5 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 2.06 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 0.97 toe in 2021, including 1 700 kWh of electricity.
Total energy consumption rebounded by 4% in 2021, after a 4.5% decrease in 2020. Previously, it had increased by around 4%/year between 2013 and 2019.
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
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Crude Oil Production
Since 2017, oil production has declined by an average of 3%/year, reaching 28 Mt in 2021. Production is concentrated in the Western Desert (56%) and the Gulf of Suez (23%). Egypt has a stable balance between crude oil imports and exports (about 10 Mt each).
The country has a refining capacity of 810 kb/d (end of 2021). The capacity increased by 13% in 2020 with the commissioning of a new refinery in Qalioubiya (94 kb/d).
Production of oil products remained stable in 2021 (30 Mt). Production increased by an average of 4% between 2016 and 2021.
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Oil Products Consumption
In 2021, oil consumption rebounded by around 6% to 30 Mt, after a 3% decline in 2020. Previously, oil consumption rose by 2.7% in 2019. It declined by 4.8%/year between 2015 and 2019.
The largest share of the oil consumption is absorbed by the transport sector (57%), followed by buildings (14%), industry (13%), and the power sector (11%).
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2021, %)
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Natural Gas Consumption
Since 2014, gas consumption has risen by around 6.5%/year to 67 bcm, driven by electricity production (40 bcm).
Over 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 (2021, %)
Interactive Chart Egypt Natural Gas Domestic Consumption
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Coal Consumption
Coal consumption grew rapidly in 2022 from 2.3 Mt to 4 Mt. It had grown by 100%/year from 2015 to 2018, declined by 30%/year from 2018 to 2020, and then increased by 76% in 2021.
All coal consumption is absorbed by the industry sector.
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2021, %)
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Power Consumption
Since 2019, electricity consumption increased by around 4%/year, reaching 169 TWh in 2021. Between 2011 and 2019, it increased less rapidly, by 1.5%/year. Households absorb 37% of that consumption, followed by services (31%) and industry (27%) (2021).
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION (TWh)
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2021,%)
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 (July 2022), Egypt pledged to conditionally reduce its GHG emissions in the power sector by 33% in 2030 compared to a BAU scenario (+65% relative to 2015). In addition, the country plans to cut emissions by 65% in the oil and gas sector (-57% compared to 2015 levels) and by 7% in the transport sector (+140% compared to 2015). These goals are conditional to an external support financing of US$246bn, including US$196bn for mitigation measures.