Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Egypt
Egypt: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) was 8.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity in Egypt, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 8.3% for renewable electricity in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Egypt peaked at 23.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2015.
That places Egypt 141st out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.5% | — |
| 1991 | 22.3% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 21.2% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 21.9% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 20.5% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -6.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 8.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.2%, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 8.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 8.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 19.4% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 10.1% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Egypt?
- Renewable electricity in Egypt was 8.3% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for renewable electricity?
- Egypt ranks 141st out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants