Net electricity imports in Egypt
Egypt: Net electricity imports was -1.4 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Egypt recorded -1.4 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2025.
That represents a change of down 102.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Egypt peaked at -0.15 terawatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.58 terawatt-hours, in 2011.
Egypt ranks 188th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports in Egypt, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.15 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | -0.21 terawatt-hours | +40.0% |
| 2002 | -0.78 terawatt-hours | +271.4% |
| 2003 | -0.92 terawatt-hours | +17.9% |
| 2004 | -0.7 terawatt-hours | -23.9% |
| 2005 | -0.78 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2006 | -0.35 terawatt-hours | -55.1% |
| 2007 | -0.56 terawatt-hours | +60.0% |
| 2008 | -0.9 terawatt-hours | +60.7% |
| 2009 | -0.94 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2010 | -1.44 terawatt-hours | +53.2% |
| 2011 | -1.58 terawatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2012 | -0.4 terawatt-hours | -74.7% |
| 2013 | -0.4 terawatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.68 terawatt-hours | +70.0% |
| 2015 | -0.69 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2016 | -0.27 terawatt-hours | -60.9% |
| 2017 | -0.34 terawatt-hours | +25.9% |
| 2018 | -0.57 terawatt-hours | +67.6% |
| 2019 | -0.79 terawatt-hours | +38.6% |
| 2020 | -1.42 terawatt-hours | +79.7% |
| 2021 | -1.47 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2022 | -1.57 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2023 | -1.39 terawatt-hours | -11.5% |
| 2024 | -1.4 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2025 | -1.4 terawatt-hours | -0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's -1.4 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.15 terawatt-hours. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -271.4% | -0.21 terawatt-hours | -0.78 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.629 terawatt-hours | -0.94 terawatt-hours | -0.15 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.716 terawatt-hours | -1.58 terawatt-hours | -0.27 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.44 terawatt-hours | -1.57 terawatt-hours | -1.39 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 net electricity imports in Egypt?
- Net electricity imports in Egypt was -1.4 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was -0.15 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.58 terawatt-hours in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for net electricity imports?
- Egypt ranks 188th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.