Egypt vs Portugal: Electricity generation from hydropower
Egypt
15.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
15.18 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
37th
Portugal rank
36th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Egypt
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 15.18 terawatt-hours against 15.07 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 0.11 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Egypt ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 36th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 5.25 terawatt-hours | 2.74 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 7.74 terawatt-hours | 0.7861 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1980s | 9.54 terawatt-hours | 8.42 terawatt-hours | 1.12 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 11.05 terawatt-hours | 9.84 terawatt-hours | 1.21 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 13.69 terawatt-hours | 9.96 terawatt-hours | 3.72 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 13.15 terawatt-hours | 11.41 terawatt-hours | 1.74 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 14.7 terawatt-hours | 12.11 terawatt-hours | 2.59 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Egypt or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 15.18 terawatt-hours against 15.07 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Egypt and Portugal?
- 0.11 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Portugal rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Egypt ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 36th 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.