Egypt vs Norway: Primary energy from solar and wind
Egypt
19.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
15 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
31st
Norway rank
34th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Egypt
- Norway
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 19.26 terawatt-hours against 15 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 4.26 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Egypt ranks 31st and Norway ranks 34th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Norway | 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 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0.0082 terawatt-hours | 0.007 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.5018 terawatt-hours | 0.4584 terawatt-hours | 0.0434 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.51 terawatt-hours | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 0.0087 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 12.28 terawatt-hours | 13.62 terawatt-hours | 1.34 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Egypt or Norway?
- Egypt, at 19.26 terawatt-hours against 15 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Egypt and Norway?
- 4.26 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Norway rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Egypt ranks 31st and Norway ranks 34th of 111 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 Primary energy from solar and wind. 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 of total energy supply.