Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Egypt
270.18 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
289.14 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Egypt rank
129th
Saudi Arabia rank
127th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 289.14 kilowatt-hours against 270.18 kilowatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 18.96 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 129th and Saudi Arabia ranks 127th of 214 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 169.73 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 169.73 kilowatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 177.1 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 177.1 kilowatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 158.95 kilowatt-hours | 2.27 kilowatt-hours | 156.68 kilowatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 225.63 kilowatt-hours | 111.02 kilowatt-hours | 114.61 kilowatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 289.14 kilowatt-hours against 270.18 kilowatt-hours in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 18.96 kilowatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Egypt ranks 129th and Saudi Arabia ranks 127th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.