Electricity demand in Egypt
Egypt: Electricity demand was 244.31 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
244.31 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
22nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
244.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
73.17 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Egypt, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand in Egypt stood at 244.31 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Egypt peaked at 244.31 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73.17 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Egypt 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Egypt, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.17 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 80.5 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 85.45 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 91.27 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 97.55 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 104.16 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 111.31 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 119.3 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 127.9 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 133.33 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 142.99 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 147.98 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 162.44 terawatt-hours | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 164.68 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 170.56 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 181.14 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 187.92 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 192.87 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 198.82 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 199.78 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 197.18 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 208.19 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 215.15 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 220.53 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 235.99 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 244.31 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 244.31 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 24.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 244.31 terawatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.23 terawatt-hours, 5.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.39 terawatt-hours | 73.17 terawatt-hours | 133.33 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 174.92 terawatt-hours | 142.99 terawatt-hours | 199.78 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 220.22 terawatt-hours | 197.18 terawatt-hours | 244.31 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More energy & mining data for Egypt
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 17.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Egypt?
- Electricity demand in Egypt was 244.31 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 244.31 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.17 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for electricity demand?
- Egypt ranks 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.