Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Egypt
6.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
8.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
16th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.7 terawatt-hours against 6.21 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 2.49 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5646 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.5646 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.5617 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.5617 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1980s | -0.0121 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0121 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.3966 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3966 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.1359 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.1359 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.4778 terawatt-hours | 0.0212 terawatt-hours | 0.4566 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.42 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | 0.8408 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 renewables, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8.7 terawatt-hours against 6.21 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.49 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 renewables?
- Egypt ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from renewables. 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.