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 230 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42,256 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 44,296 GWh | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 45,678 GWh | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 47,796 GWh | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 49,304 GWh | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 52,000 GWh | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 55,140 GWh | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 58,428 GWh | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 62,966 GWh | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 68,495 GWh | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 78,143 GWh | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 83,282 GWh | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 89,190 GWh | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 95,183 GWh | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 101,299 GWh | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 108,690 GWh | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 115,407 GWh | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 125,129 GWh | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 131,040 GWh | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 139,000 GWh | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 146,796 GWh | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 157,406 GWh | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 164,364 GWh | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 168,050 GWh | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 171,747 GWh | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 181,977 GWh | +6.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 181,977 GWh is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,758 GWh, 26.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 181,977 GWh is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32,758 GWh, 5.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 230 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