Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Netherlands
3.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
3.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
17th
United Arab Emirates rank
16th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Netherlands
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 3.77 terawatt-hours against 3.7 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 0.07 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Netherlands ranks 17th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 80 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.0039 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0033 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.5355 terawatt-hours | 0.3649 terawatt-hours | 0.1706 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3.35 terawatt-hours | 2.42 terawatt-hours | 0.9287 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Netherlands or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 3.77 terawatt-hours against 3.7 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.07 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Netherlands ranks 17th 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) β 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.