Egypt vs Greece: Share of electricity generation from oil
Egypt
7.4%
in 2025
Greece
7.2%
in 2025
Egypt rank
97th
Greece rank
98th
Share of electricity generation from oil over time
- Egypt
- Greece
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 7.4% against 7.2% in Greece, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 97th and Greece ranks 98th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 19.8% | 4.5% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 14.5% | 1.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 9.5% | 4.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 7.9% | 2.5% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from oil, Egypt or Greece?
- Egypt, at 7.4% against 7.2% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from oil between Egypt and Greece?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Greece?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Greece rank globally for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Egypt ranks 97th and Greece ranks 98th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.