Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Egypt
Egypt: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 66.52 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 66.52 watts per capita for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Egypt peaked at 66.52 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.45 watts per capita, in 2014.
That places Egypt 158th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Egypt, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.05 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 39.22 watts per capita | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 38.4 watts per capita | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 37.61 watts per capita | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 37.8 watts per capita | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 37.05 watts per capita | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 37.36 watts per capita | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 37.61 watts per capita | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 38 watts per capita | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 37.81 watts per capita | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.53 watts per capita | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 37.95 watts per capita | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 37.11 watts per capita | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 36.26 watts per capita | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 35.45 watts per capita | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 36.73 watts per capita | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 36.21 watts per capita | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 36.66 watts per capita | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 45.35 watts per capita | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 52.9 watts per capita | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 54.28 watts per capita | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 56.4 watts per capita | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 56.14 watts per capita | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 58.58 watts per capita | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 66.52 watts per capita | +13.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 66.52 watts per capita is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.03 watts per capita, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 66.52 watts per capita is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 69.75 watts per capita, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.09 watts per capita | 37.05 watts per capita | 40.05 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.31 watts per capita | 35.45 watts per capita | 52.9 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.38 watts per capita | 54.28 watts per capita | 66.52 watts per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 155 Mozambique 68.59 watts per capita compare
- 156 Belarus 67.8 watts per capita compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 67.18 watts per capita compare
- 159 Myanmar 65.03 watts per capita compare
- 160 Syria 63.12 watts per capita compare
- 161 Mauritania 56.83 watts per capita 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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Egypt?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Egypt was 66.52 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 66.52 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.45 watts per capita in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Egypt ranks 158th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).