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
05101520196519952025

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

Indicator
Primary energy from hydropower
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.