Egypt vs Portugal: Primary energy from hydropower
Egypt
14.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
14.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
31st
Portugal rank
30th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Egypt
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 14.87 terawatt-hours against 14.84 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 0.03 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Egypt ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 30th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 5.25 terawatt-hours | 2.74 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 7.74 terawatt-hours | 0.7861 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1980s | 9.54 terawatt-hours | 8.42 terawatt-hours | 1.12 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 11.05 terawatt-hours | 9.85 terawatt-hours | 1.2 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 13.69 terawatt-hours | 9.95 terawatt-hours | 3.74 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 13.15 terawatt-hours | 11.41 terawatt-hours | 1.74 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 14.84 terawatt-hours | 12.06 terawatt-hours | 2.78 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Egypt or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 14.87 terawatt-hours against 14.84 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Egypt and Portugal?
- 0.03 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Portugal rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Egypt ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 30th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower. 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 of total energy supply.