Total electricity output in Egypt
Egypt: Total electricity output was 181,977 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Egypt, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total electricity output in Egypt is 181,977 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Egypt peaked at 181,977 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42,256 GWh, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 22nd of 228 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,636 GWh | 42,256 GWh | 68,495 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 106,636 GWh | 78,143 GWh | 139,000 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,057 GWh | 146,796 GWh | 181,977 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Egypt?
- Total electricity output in Egypt was 181,977 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 total electricity output recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 181,977 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,256 GWh in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for total electricity output?
- Egypt ranks 22nd out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants