Share of electricity production by source in Egypt
Egypt: Share of electricity production by source was 87.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity production by source in Egypt is 87.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Egypt peaked at 92.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 62nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.1% | — |
| 1991 | 77.3% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 78.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 77.7% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 77.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 78.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 79.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 80.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 78.6% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 82.3% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 89.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 87.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 87.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.3%, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.2% | 76.1% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 81.6% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 88.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 87.2% | 87.8% | 4 |
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 share of electricity production by source in Egypt?
- Share of electricity production by source in Egypt was 87.2% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Egypt ranks 62nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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