Australia vs Egypt: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Australia
-5.4%
in 2025
Egypt
-4.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
36th
Egypt rank
34th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Australia
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports -4.0% against -5.4% in Australia, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Egypt ahead.
Australia ranks 36th and Egypt ranks 34th of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 24.7% | 21.5% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 5.3% | 9.4% | 4.1% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 3.6% | 2.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | -2.4% | 0.4% | 2.8% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.4% | -0.4% | 3.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | -1.4% | 2.1% | 3.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Australia or Egypt?
- Egypt, at -4.0% against -5.4% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Australia and Egypt?
- 1.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Egypt?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Egypt rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Australia ranks 36th and Egypt ranks 34th of 68 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.