Egypt vs Iceland: Primary energy from hydropower
Egypt
14.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland
13.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
30th
Iceland rank
32nd
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Egypt
- Iceland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 14.84 terawatt-hours against 13.16 terawatt-hours in Iceland, a difference of 1.68 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 30th and Iceland ranks 32nd of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 0.6952 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1970s | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 2.16 terawatt-hours | 4.79 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1980s | 9.54 terawatt-hours | 3.67 terawatt-hours | 5.87 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 11.05 terawatt-hours | 4.79 terawatt-hours | 6.26 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 13.69 terawatt-hours | 8.15 terawatt-hours | 5.54 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 13.15 terawatt-hours | 13.18 terawatt-hours | 0.0246 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | 14.84 terawatt-hours | 13.69 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Egypt or Iceland?
- Egypt, at 14.84 terawatt-hours against 13.16 terawatt-hours in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Egypt and Iceland?
- 1.68 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iceland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iceland rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Iceland ranks 32nd 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.