Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Egypt
Egypt: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 6.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 6.6% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Egypt peaked at 23.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2017.
That places Egypt 114th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.9% | — |
| 1991 | 22.7% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 21.6% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 21.2% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 20.5% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -3.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 6.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 19.4% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.3% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Egypt?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Egypt was 6.6% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Egypt ranks 114th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.