Egypt vs United Arab Emirates: Electricity generation from solar and wind
Egypt
16.91 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
15.41 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Egypt rank
31st
United Arab Emirates rank
32nd
Electricity generation from solar and wind over time
- Egypt
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 16.91 terawatt-hours against 15.41 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.5 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Egypt ranks 31st and United Arab Emirates ranks 32nd of 212 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.501 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0.5 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.51 terawatt-hours | 0.669 terawatt-hours | 1.84 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 10.83 terawatt-hours | 9.81 terawatt-hours | 1.03 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Egypt or United Arab Emirates?
- Egypt, at 16.91 terawatt-hours against 15.41 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
- 1.5 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and United Arab Emirates rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Egypt ranks 31st and United Arab Emirates ranks 32nd 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.