Electricity generation from wind in Egypt

Egypt: Electricity generation from wind was 9.3 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
9.3 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 51.5%
World rank
30th
of 212 countries
All-time high
9.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025

Electricity generation from wind in Egypt, 1985–2025

02468101985200520251985: 0 terawatt-hours1986: 0 terawatt-hours1987: 0 terawatt-hours1988: 0 terawatt-hours1989: 0 terawatt-hours1990: 0 terawatt-hours1991: 0 terawatt-hours1992: 0 terawatt-hours1993: 0 terawatt-hours1994: 0 terawatt-hours1995: 0 terawatt-hours1996: 0 terawatt-hours1997: 0 terawatt-hours1998: 0 terawatt-hours1999: 0.012 terawatt-hours2000: 0.08 terawatt-hours2001: 0.18 terawatt-hours2002: 0.21 terawatt-hours2003: 0.29 terawatt-hours2004: 0.5 terawatt-hours2005: 0.51 terawatt-hours2006: 0.61 terawatt-hours2007: 0.66 terawatt-hours2008: 0.93 terawatt-hours2009: 1 terawatt-hours2010: 1.4 terawatt-hours2011: 1.5 terawatt-hours2012: 1.3 terawatt-hours2013: 1.6 terawatt-hours2014: 1 terawatt-hours2015: 1.9 terawatt-hours2016: 2.4 terawatt-hours2017: 2.1 terawatt-hours2018: 3 terawatt-hours2019: 5 terawatt-hours2020: 5.2 terawatt-hours2021: 5.5 terawatt-hours2022: 5.9 terawatt-hours2023: 6 terawatt-hours2024: 6.1 terawatt-hours2025: 9.3 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 9.3 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from wind in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.5% on the previous year and up 392.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from wind in Egypt peaked at 9.3 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1985.

Egypt ranks 30th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 5
1990s 0.0012 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.012 terawatt-hours 10
2000s 0.501 terawatt-hours 0.08 terawatt-hours 1.04 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 2.12 terawatt-hours 1.03 terawatt-hours 4.98 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 6.34 terawatt-hours 5.23 terawatt-hours 9.3 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 28 Chile 11.58 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 29 South Africa 11.32 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 31 Austria 8.31 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 32 Morocco 7.14 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 33 Romania 5.97 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from wind in Egypt?
Electricity generation from wind in Egypt was 9.3 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from wind recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 9.3 terawatt-hours in 2025.
What is the lowest electricity generation from wind recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1985.
How does Egypt rank for electricity generation from wind?
Egypt ranks 30th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 392.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from wind
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,974 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.