Electricity generation from hydropower in Egypt
Egypt: Electricity generation from hydropower was 15.07 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.07 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
38th
of 215 countries
All-time high
15.1 terawatt-hours
in 2008
All-time low
1.73 terawatt-hours
in 1965
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Electricity generation from hydropower in Egypt, 1965–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from hydropower in Egypt is 15.07 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Egypt peaked at 15.1 terawatt-hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.73 terawatt-hours, in 1965.
Egypt ranks 38th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower in Egypt, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.73 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1966 | 1.83 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 1.97 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 3 terawatt-hours | +52.6% |
| 1969 | 3.99 terawatt-hours | +33.0% |
| 1970 | 4.69 terawatt-hours | +17.5% |
| 1971 | 5.05 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 5.16 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 5.15 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 6.12 terawatt-hours | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 6.79 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 8 terawatt-hours | +17.8% |
| 1977 | 9.04 terawatt-hours | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 9.93 terawatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 9.61 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 9.8 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 10.21 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 10.49 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 9.82 terawatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 9.63 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 9.15 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 8.97 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 8.97 terawatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 8.83 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 9.49 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 9.95 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 9.92 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 9.8 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 10.09 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 10.73 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 11.19 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 11.48 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 11.77 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 12.1 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 13.44 terawatt-hours | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 14.18 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 14.41 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 13.99 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 12.94 terawatt-hours | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 12.83 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.64 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 12.78 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 14.22 terawatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 15.1 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 13.77 terawatt-hours | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 12.95 terawatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 12.99 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.03 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.24 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 13.59 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 13.68 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.2 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 12.79 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 12.92 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 13.12 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.08 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 14.9 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 14.71 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 15.05 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 14.37 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 15.07 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 15.07 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.8 terawatt-hours, 5.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from hydropower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +52.6% | 1.97 terawatt-hours | 3 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | 3.99 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 4.69 terawatt-hours | 9.93 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.54 terawatt-hours | 8.83 terawatt-hours | 10.49 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.05 terawatt-hours | 9.8 terawatt-hours | 13.44 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.69 terawatt-hours | 12.64 terawatt-hours | 15.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.15 terawatt-hours | 12.79 terawatt-hours | 13.68 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7 terawatt-hours | 14.08 terawatt-hours | 15.07 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 36 Mozambique 16.3 terawatt-hours compare
- 37 Portugal 15.18 terawatt-hours compare
- 39 Iceland 13.46 terawatt-hours compare
- 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 13.4 terawatt-hours compare
- 41 Kyrgyzstan 13.37 terawatt-hours compare
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 hydropower in Egypt?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Egypt was 15.07 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1 terawatt-hours in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 terawatt-hours in 1965.
- How does Egypt rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Egypt ranks 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.