Egypt vs Iceland: Electricity generation from hydropower
Egypt
15.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland
13.46 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Egypt rank
37th
Iceland rank
38th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Egypt
- Iceland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 15.07 terawatt-hours against 13.46 terawatt-hours in Iceland, a difference of 1.61 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 37th and Iceland ranks 38th of 214 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 0.6952 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1970s | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 2.16 terawatt-hours | 4.79 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1980s | 9.54 terawatt-hours | 3.67 terawatt-hours | 5.87 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 11.05 terawatt-hours | 4.79 terawatt-hours | 6.26 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 13.69 terawatt-hours | 8.07 terawatt-hours | 5.61 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 13.15 terawatt-hours | 12.99 terawatt-hours | 0.158 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 14.62 terawatt-hours | 13.6 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Egypt or Iceland?
- Egypt, at 15.07 terawatt-hours against 13.46 terawatt-hours in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Egypt and Iceland?
- 1.61 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iceland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Iceland rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Egypt ranks 37th and Iceland ranks 38th 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 from hydropower. 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.