Egypt vs New Zealand: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Egypt
31.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
38.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
45th
New Zealand rank
42nd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Egypt
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 38.37 terawatt-hours against 31.98 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 6.39 terawatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 45th and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 214 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.05 terawatt-hours | 27.31 terawatt-hours | 16.26 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 14.19 terawatt-hours | 28.05 terawatt-hours | 13.86 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 15.66 terawatt-hours | 34.2 terawatt-hours | 18.54 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 26.54 terawatt-hours | 37.15 terawatt-hours | 10.61 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Egypt or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 38.37 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 New Zealand?
- 6.39 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and New Zealand rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Egypt ranks 45th and New Zealand ranks 42nd 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. 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.