Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Egypt
6.83 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
8.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
14th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.7 terawatt-hours against 6.83 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 1.87 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Egypt ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.1027 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.1027 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.5429 terawatt-hours | 0.0212 terawatt-hours | 0.5217 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.13 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8.7 terawatt-hours against 6.83 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.87 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Egypt ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.