Electricity production from natural gas sources as a percentage of total rose 6.24% to 77.6% in Egypt in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from natural gas sources as a percentage of total in Egypt reached an all time high of 79.7% in 2011 and an all time low of 20.5% in 1980.
Egypt has been ranked 3rd within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from natural gas sources as a percentage of total, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Electricity Production from Natural Gas Sources (As % of Total) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Algeria | % | 96.9% | 97.1% | 97.9% | 98.6% | 98.4% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Chad | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Egypt | % | 79.7% | 76.0% | 73.5% | 71.7% | 70.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Iraq | % | 33.4% | 22.3% | 21.1% | 21.9% | 24.4% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Israel | % | 33.1% | 16.8% | 43.0% | 48.4% | 51.6% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Jordan | % | 27.0% | 18.6% | 25.1% | 7.11% | 48.4% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Lebanon | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Libya | % | 59.8% | 60.5% | 58.4% | 53.7% | 53.7% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | % | 43.3% | 44.7% | 52.8% | 51.2% | 55.8% | ||||||||||||||||
South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Syria | % | 53.7% | 52.5% | 60.7% | 66.4% | 68.6% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Tunisia | % | 97.8% | 97.1% | 95.8% | 93.9% | 91.4% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | % | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Yemen | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.6% | 31.4% | 32.0% | 38.6% | 39.8% | ... | ... |