Egypt vs Taiwan: Primary energy from renewables
Egypt
34.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
40.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
41st
Taiwan rank
40th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Egypt
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 40.58 terawatt-hours against 34.1 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 6.48 terawatt-hours.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Taiwan ahead.
Egypt ranks 41st and Taiwan ranks 40th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 2.96 terawatt-hours | 0.4563 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 4.08 terawatt-hours | 2.87 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1980s | 9.54 terawatt-hours | 5 terawatt-hours | 4.54 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 11.05 terawatt-hours | 6.41 terawatt-hours | 4.64 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 14.19 terawatt-hours | 9.38 terawatt-hours | 4.81 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 15.66 terawatt-hours | 13.72 terawatt-hours | 1.94 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 27.12 terawatt-hours | 28.57 terawatt-hours | 1.45 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Egypt or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 40.58 terawatt-hours against 34.1 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Egypt and Taiwan?
- 6.48 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Taiwan rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Egypt ranks 41st and Taiwan ranks 40th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from renewables. 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.