High income vs United Arab Emirates: Electric power consumption

High income
8,838 kWh per capita
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
15,285 kWh per capita
in 2023
High income rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
6th

Electric power consumption over time

  • High income
  • United Arab Emirates
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 15,285 kWh per capita against 8,838 kWh per capita in High income, a difference of 6,447 kWh per capita.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.7 times High income's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 43 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 7,467 kWh per capita 9,191 kWh per capita 1,725 kWh per capita United Arab Emirates
2000s 8,527 kWh per capita 11,667 kWh per capita 3,140 kWh per capita United Arab Emirates
2010s 8,797 kWh per capita 13,540 kWh per capita 4,743 kWh per capita United Arab Emirates
2020s 8,729 kWh per capita 14,664 kWh per capita 5,935 kWh per capita United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electric power consumption, High income or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 15,285 kWh per capita against 8,838 kWh per capita in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in electric power consumption between High income and United Arab Emirates?
6,447 kWh per capita, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and United Arab Emirates?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do High income and United Arab Emirates rank globally for electric power consumption?
High income ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Unit
kWh per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 6,544 data points, 1990–2024
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Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.