Israel vs United Arab Emirates: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Israel
3.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
3.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Israel rank
19th
United Arab Emirates rank
16th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Israel
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 3.77 terawatt-hours against 3.17 terawatt-hours in Israel, a difference of 0.6 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Israel ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.0024 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0018 terawatt-hours | Israel |
| 2010s | 0.3091 terawatt-hours | 0.3649 terawatt-hours | 0.0559 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 1.71 terawatt-hours | 2.42 terawatt-hours | 0.7119 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 from solar, Israel or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 3.77 terawatt-hours against 3.17 terawatt-hours in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Israel and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.6 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United Arab Emirates?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Israel and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Israel ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar. 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.