Egypt vs New Zealand: Share of primary energy from solar and wind
Egypt
1.7%
in 2025
New Zealand
1.8%
in 2025
Egypt rank
50th
New Zealand rank
47th
Share of primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Egypt
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Egypt ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 47th of 110 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.6% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar and wind, Egypt or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar and wind between Egypt and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and New Zealand rank globally for share of primary energy from solar and wind?
- Egypt ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 47th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from solar and wind. 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 energy supply.