Egypt vs India: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Egypt
125.38 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India
121.73 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
48th
India rank
50th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 125.38 kilowatt-hours per person against 121.73 kilowatt-hours per person in India, a difference of 3.65 kilowatt-hours per person.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 48th and India ranks 50th of 80 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 45.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.73 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1970s | 178 kilowatt-hours per person | 65.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 112.46 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 192.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 70.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 121.77 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 169.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 78.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 91.61 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 171.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 81.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 89.25 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 134.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 100.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.57 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 130.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 114.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.06 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Egypt or India?
- Egypt, at 125.38 kilowatt-hours per person against 121.73 kilowatt-hours per person in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Egypt and India?
- 3.65 kilowatt-hours per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Egypt ranks 48th and India ranks 50th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.