Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Egypt
Egypt: Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal was 16.91 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Egypt, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Egypt is 16.91 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.5% on the previous year and up 776.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Egypt peaked at 16.91 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 31st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Egypt, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0.012 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +566.7% |
| 2001 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +125.0% |
| 2002 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +38.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | +72.4% |
| 2005 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.61 terawatt-hours | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 0.66 terawatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.93 terawatt-hours | +40.9% |
| 2009 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.44 terawatt-hours | +38.5% |
| 2011 | 1.73 terawatt-hours | +20.1% |
| 2012 | 1.84 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 1.61 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 1.17 terawatt-hours | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 1.93 terawatt-hours | +65.0% |
| 2016 | 2.63 terawatt-hours | +36.3% |
| 2017 | 2.71 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.54 terawatt-hours | +30.6% |
| 2019 | 6.47 terawatt-hours | +82.8% |
| 2020 | 9.68 terawatt-hours | +49.6% |
| 2021 | 10.46 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 10.9 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 10.92 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 12.21 terawatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 2025 | 16.91 terawatt-hours | +38.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 16.91 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.105 terawatt-hours, 161.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 16.91 terawatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.61 terawatt-hours, 10.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +566.7% | 0.012 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.012 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.501 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | 6.47 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.85 terawatt-hours | 9.68 terawatt-hours | 16.91 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 generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Egypt?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Egypt was 16.91 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 16.91 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal?
- Egypt ranks 31st out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 776.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.