Egypt vs Germany: Primary energy from hydropower
Egypt
14.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
16.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
30th
Germany rank
28th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Egypt
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 16.9 terawatt-hours against 14.84 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 2.06 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 30th and Germany ranks 28th of 77 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 16.2 terawatt-hours | 13.7 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1970s | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 16.23 terawatt-hours | 9.28 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | 9.54 terawatt-hours | 19.06 terawatt-hours | 9.52 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 11.05 terawatt-hours | 19 terawatt-hours | 7.95 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 13.69 terawatt-hours | 21.12 terawatt-hours | 7.43 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 13.15 terawatt-hours | 20.09 terawatt-hours | 6.94 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 14.84 terawatt-hours | 19.21 terawatt-hours | 4.37 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Egypt or Germany?
- Germany, at 16.9 terawatt-hours against 14.84 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Egypt and Germany?
- 2.06 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Germany?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Germany rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Germany ranks 28th 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.