Denmark vs Egypt: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Denmark
30.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt
31.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
47th
Egypt rank
45th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Denmark
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 31.98 terawatt-hours against 30.36 terawatt-hours in Denmark, a difference of 1.62 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Denmark ranks 47th and Egypt ranks 45th of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 11.05 terawatt-hours | 8.87 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 8.53 terawatt-hours | 14.19 terawatt-hours | 5.66 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 17.83 terawatt-hours | 15.66 terawatt-hours | 2.18 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 28.15 terawatt-hours | 26.54 terawatt-hours | 1.6 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Denmark or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 31.98 terawatt-hours against 30.36 terawatt-hours in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Denmark and Egypt?
- 1.62 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Egypt?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Egypt rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Denmark ranks 47th and Egypt ranks 45th of 209 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.