While there was a lack of coal deposits in Egypt, prospectors searched for coal deposits there, and imported coal from overseas, at similar prices to what imported coal cost in France, until the 1830s, when Egypt gained access to coal sources in Lebanon, which had a yearly coal output of 4,000 tons. Compared to Western Europe, Egypt also had superior agriculture and an efficient transport network through the Nile.
Even though Egypt did not have coal deposits, prospectors looked for them there, importing coal from overseas at similar prices to those in France until the 1830s when Egypt discovered coal sources in Lebanon with a yearly output of 4,000 tons. Compared to Western Europe, Egypt had superior agriculture and an efficient transport network through the Nile.