Egypt vs Portugal: Electricity generation from solar and wind
Egypt
16.91 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
22.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
31st
Portugal rank
29th
Electricity generation from solar and wind over time
- Egypt
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 22.53 terawatt-hours against 16.91 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 5.62 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 29th of 212 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0.032 terawatt-hours | 0.0308 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.501 terawatt-hours | 2.44 terawatt-hours | 1.94 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.51 terawatt-hours | 12.23 terawatt-hours | 9.73 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 11.85 terawatt-hours | 18.08 terawatt-hours | 6.24 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Egypt or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 22.53 terawatt-hours against 16.91 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Egypt and Portugal?
- 5.62 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Portugal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Portugal rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Egypt ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 29th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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 in terawatt-hours.