Australia vs Egypt: Electricity generation

Australia
286.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt
245.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
20th
Egypt rank
22nd

Electricity generation over time

  • Australia
  • Egypt
0100200300198520052025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 286.34 terawatt-hours against 245.71 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 40.63 terawatt-hours.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 20th and Egypt ranks 22nd of 214 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Egypt Difference Ahead
1980s 136.76 terawatt-hours 35.54 terawatt-hours 101.23 terawatt-hours Australia
1990s 176.12 terawatt-hours 51.29 terawatt-hours 124.83 terawatt-hours Australia
2000s 232.7 terawatt-hours 103.02 terawatt-hours 129.67 terawatt-hours Australia
2010s 255.48 terawatt-hours 175.63 terawatt-hours 79.85 terawatt-hours Australia
2020s 274.44 terawatt-hours 221.67 terawatt-hours 52.77 terawatt-hours Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation, Australia or Egypt?
Australia, at 286.34 terawatt-hours against 245.71 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation between Australia and Egypt?
40.63 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Egypt?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Australia and Egypt rank globally for electricity generation?
Australia ranks 20th and Egypt ranks 22nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,724 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.