Canada vs United Arab Emirates: Annual change in primary energy use
Canada
48.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
49.08 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
11th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Canada
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 49.08 terawatt-hours against 48.78 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 0.3 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.17 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 71.64 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 73.84 terawatt-hours | 6.06 terawatt-hours | 67.78 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 38.47 terawatt-hours | 27.26 terawatt-hours | 11.21 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 31.43 terawatt-hours | 19.82 terawatt-hours | 11.61 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 18.95 terawatt-hours | 38.72 terawatt-hours | 19.77 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 35.05 terawatt-hours | 28.76 terawatt-hours | 6.29 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | -13.23 terawatt-hours | 41.11 terawatt-hours | 54.34 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Canada or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 49.08 terawatt-hours against 48.78 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Canada and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.3 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Arab Emirates?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Canada ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.