Renewable electricity generation by source in Egypt
Egypt: Renewable electricity generation by source was 9.3 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generation by source in Egypt, 1985–2025
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 renewable electricity generation by source in Egypt is 9.3 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.5% on the previous year and up 392.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generation by source in Egypt peaked at 9.3 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1985.
Egypt ranks 30th 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.
Renewable electricity generation by source in Egypt, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 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 | 1.41 terawatt-hours | +35.6% |
| 2011 | 1.49 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1.34 terawatt-hours | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 1.58 terawatt-hours | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 1.89 terawatt-hours | +83.5% |
| 2016 | 2.4 terawatt-hours | +27.0% |
| 2017 | 2.11 terawatt-hours | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 2.99 terawatt-hours | +41.7% |
| 2019 | 4.98 terawatt-hours | +66.6% |
| 2020 | 5.23 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 5.49 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 5.9 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 5.99 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.14 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 9.3 terawatt-hours | +51.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 9.3 terawatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.07 terawatt-hours, 132.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generation by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 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 | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 1.03 terawatt-hours | 4.98 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.34 terawatt-hours | 5.23 terawatt-hours | 9.3 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 renewable electricity generation by source in Egypt?
- Renewable electricity generation by source in Egypt was 9.3 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 renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1985.
- How does Egypt rank for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Egypt ranks 30th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is renewable electricity generation by source rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 392.1%. 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 Renewable electricity generation by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.