Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Egypt
Egypt: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was -0.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Egypt, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Egypt stood at -0.6%.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Egypt peaked at -0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 2011.
Egypt ranks 175th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.6% | -1.0% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -1.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More energy & mining data for Egypt
- Fuel imports 17.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 7.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.4% (2024)
- Gas production 407.57 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 3,443 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 407.57 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 3,443 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 12.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 19.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 72.55 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Egypt?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Egypt was -0.6% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Egypt ranks 175th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.