Australia vs Egypt: Primary energy from hydropower
Australia
12.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt
14.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
33rd
Egypt rank
30th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Australia
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 14.84 terawatt-hours against 12.61 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 2.23 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 33rd and Egypt ranks 30th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.86 terawatt-hours | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 5.35 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 13.09 terawatt-hours | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 6.14 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 13.55 terawatt-hours | 9.54 terawatt-hours | 4.02 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 15.85 terawatt-hours | 11.05 terawatt-hours | 4.8 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 14.85 terawatt-hours | 13.69 terawatt-hours | 1.16 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 16.05 terawatt-hours | 13.15 terawatt-hours | 2.9 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 14.68 terawatt-hours | 14.84 terawatt-hours | 0.1619 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Australia or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 14.84 terawatt-hours against 12.61 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Australia and Egypt?
- 2.23 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Egypt?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Egypt rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Australia ranks 33rd and Egypt ranks 30th of 77 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 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 of total energy supply.