Egypt vs Ethiopia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Egypt
31.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ethiopia
33.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
45th
Ethiopia rank
44th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 33.37 terawatt-hours against 31.98 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 1.39 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 45th and Ethiopia ranks 44th of 209 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.19 terawatt-hours | 2.7 terawatt-hours | 11.49 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 15.66 terawatt-hours | 10.24 terawatt-hours | 5.41 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 26.54 terawatt-hours | 20.86 terawatt-hours | 5.69 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Egypt or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 33.37 terawatt-hours against 31.98 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 1.39 terawatt-hours, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Egypt ranks 45th and Ethiopia ranks 44th 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.