Egypt vs Netherlands: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Egypt
3.08 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
3.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
20th
Netherlands rank
17th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Egypt
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.7 terawatt-hours against 3.08 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 0.62 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Netherlands ahead.
Egypt ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 77 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Netherlands | 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 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0039 terawatt-hours | 0.0037 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.1487 terawatt-hours | 0.5355 terawatt-hours | 0.3868 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 3.35 terawatt-hours | 2.05 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Egypt or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.7 terawatt-hours against 3.08 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Egypt and Netherlands?
- 0.62 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Netherlands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Netherlands rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Egypt ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar. 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.