Analyze Egypt, Arab Rep.'s renewable electricity output to understand how clean power has expanded within the national electricity system.
Renewable sources generated 12.2% of electricity in Egypt, Arab Rep. in 2021. Hydropower accounted for 7.2% of total generation, while non-hydro renewables contributed 5.1%. The total renewable share changed by +3.7 percentage points over five years and by +2.6 percentage points over ten years.
In the common comparison year 2021, Egypt, Arab Rep. ranked 139th of 209 economies by renewable electricity share and 77th of 207 by five-year growth in the renewable share.
Egypt, Arab Rep. Renewable Electricity Generation by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Renewable electricity output, % of total electricity output (EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS); Electricity production from hydroelectric sources, % of total (EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS); Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, % of total (EG.ELC.RNWX.ZS); Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, kWh (EG.ELC.RNWX.KH).
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About the Indicators
Renewable electricity output, % of total electricity output. The share of a country’s electricity generated from renewable sources, including hydropower, solar, wind, geothermal and biomass.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources. The share of total electricity generation produced by hydropower plants.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric. The share of total electricity generated from non-hydro renewables: wind, solar, geothermal and biomass.
Electricity production from renewable sources excluding hydroelectric, kWh. The absolute volume of electricity generated from non-hydro renewable sources, measured in kilowatt-hours.