Egypt vs Portugal: Electricity generation from solar
Egypt
7.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
8.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
33rd
Portugal rank
30th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Egypt
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 8.86 terawatt-hours against 7.61 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 1.25 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Egypt ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 30th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.022 terawatt-hours | 0.022 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.385 terawatt-hours | 0.7 terawatt-hours | 0.315 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.5 terawatt-hours | 4.76 terawatt-hours | 0.74 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Egypt or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 8.86 terawatt-hours against 7.61 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Egypt and Portugal?
- 1.25 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?
- Egypt ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 30th of 214 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. 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.