Egypt vs United Arab Emirates: Share of primary energy from solar and wind
Egypt
1.7%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1.3%
in 2025
Egypt rank
50th
United Arab Emirates rank
51st
Share of primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Egypt
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.7% against 1.3% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Egypt ranks 50th and United Arab Emirates ranks 51st of 110 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United Arab Emirates | 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% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Egypt |
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 United Arab Emirates?
- Egypt, at 1.7% against 1.3% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar and wind between Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of primary energy from solar and wind?
- Egypt ranks 50th and United Arab Emirates ranks 51st 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.