Primary energy from solar and wind in Egypt
Egypt: Primary energy from solar and wind was 19.26 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary energy from solar and wind in Egypt, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 19.26 terawatt-hours for primary energy from solar and wind in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.0% on the previous year and up 894.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from solar and wind in Egypt peaked at 19.26 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1965.
That places Egypt 31st out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary energy from solar and wind in Egypt, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 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 | 0.0807 terawatt-hours | +572.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1799 terawatt-hours | +122.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2135 terawatt-hours | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.287 terawatt-hours | +34.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5051 terawatt-hours | +76.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5111 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6061 terawatt-hours | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6636 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9313 terawatt-hours | +40.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 1.43 terawatt-hours | +38.0% |
| 2011 | 1.74 terawatt-hours | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 1.84 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.6 terawatt-hours | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 1.17 terawatt-hours | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 1.94 terawatt-hours | +65.8% |
| 2016 | 2.63 terawatt-hours | +35.8% |
| 2017 | 2.71 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 3.54 terawatt-hours | +30.5% |
| 2019 | 6.47 terawatt-hours | +82.7% |
| 2020 | 9.68 terawatt-hours | +49.7% |
| 2021 | 10.46 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 10.9 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 10.92 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 12.43 terawatt-hours | +13.8% |
| 2025 | 19.26 terawatt-hours | +55.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 19.26 terawatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.37 terawatt-hours, 5.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary energy from solar and wind 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 | +572.5% | 0.012 terawatt-hours | 0.0807 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.012 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5018 terawatt-hours | 0.0807 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | 6.47 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.28 terawatt-hours | 9.68 terawatt-hours | 19.26 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 primary energy from solar and wind in Egypt?
- Primary energy from solar and wind in Egypt was 19.26 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from solar and wind recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 19.26 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary energy from solar and wind recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1965.
- How does Egypt rank for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Egypt ranks 31st out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from solar and wind rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 894.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy from solar and wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.