Egypt vs Germany: Electricity generation from oil
Egypt
18.08 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
18.91 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
10th
Germany rank
8th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Egypt
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 18.91 terawatt-hours against 18.08 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 0.83 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 10th and Germany ranks 8th of 209 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.84 terawatt-hours | 11.86 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 12.28 terawatt-hours | 21.99 terawatt-hours | 9.71 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 15.91 terawatt-hours | 23.21 terawatt-hours | 7.3 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 23.86 terawatt-hours | 24.79 terawatt-hours | 0.928 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 12.23 terawatt-hours | 20.91 terawatt-hours | 8.68 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Egypt or Germany?
- Germany, at 18.91 terawatt-hours against 18.08 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Egypt and Germany?
- 0.83 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Germany?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Germany rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Egypt ranks 10th and Germany ranks 8th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.