Renewable energy electricity output in Egypt

Egypt: Renewable energy electricity output was 15,030 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
15,030 GWh
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
40th
of 230 countries
All-time high
16,341 GWh
in 2007
All-time low
9,700 GWh
in 1992
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy electricity output in Egypt, 1990–2015

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200220151990: 9.9k GWh1991: 9.9k GWh1992: 9.7k GWh1993: 10.5k GWh1994: 11.0k GWh1995: 11.4k GWh1996: 11.6k GWh1997: 12.0k GWh1998: 12.2k GWh1999: 14.7k GWh2000: 13.8k GWh2001: 15.4k GWh2002: 13.1k GWh2003: 13.4k GWh2004: 13.2k GWh2005: 13.2k GWh2006: 13.5k GWh2007: 16.3k GWh2008: 15.6k GWh2009: 14.0k GWh2010: 14.8k GWh2011: 14.7k GWh2012: 14.6k GWh2013: 14.9k GWh2014: 15.5k GWh2015: 15.0k GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

In 2015, renewable energy electricity output in Egypt stood at 15,030 GWh.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Egypt peaked at 16,341 GWh in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9,700 GWh, in 1992.

Egypt ranks 40th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,285 GWh 9,700 GWh 14,683 GWh 10
2000s 14,147 GWh 13,063 GWh 16,341 GWh 10
2010s 14,920 GWh 14,618 GWh 15,513 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 37 Mozambique 17,207 GWh compare
  2. 38 Tajikistan 16,900 GWh compare
  3. 39 Thailand 15,178 GWh compare
  4. 41 Malaysia 14,948 GWh compare
  5. 42 Greece 14,850 GWh compare
  6. 43 Belgium 14,466 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy electricity output in Egypt?
Renewable energy electricity output in Egypt was 15,030 GWh 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 energy electricity output recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 16,341 GWh in 2007.
What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 9,700 GWh in 1992.
How does Egypt rank for renewable energy electricity output?
Egypt ranks 40th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.