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CodeEG.EGY.PRIM.PP.KD
Indicator NameEnergy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP)
Short definitionEnergy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.
Long definitionEnergy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.
SourceTracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO); International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), note: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report; United Nations (UN), note: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, publisher: UN Statistics Division; World Bank (WB), note: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report; World Health Organization (WHO), note: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report
TopicEnvironment: Energy production & use
DatasetWB_WDI
Unit of measureMJ per 2021 USD PPP GDP
PeriodicityAnnual
Reference period2000-2022
Aggregation methodWeighted average
Statistical concept and methodologyMethodology: This indicator is obtained by dividing total primary energy supply over gross domestic product measured in constant 2021 US dollars at purchasing power parity.
Limitations and exceptionsEnergy intensity level is only an imperfect proxy to energy efficiency indicator and it can be affected by a number of factors not necessarily linked to pure efficiency such as climate.
License URLhttps://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by
License TypeCC BY-4.0
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