High income vs United Arab Emirates: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
High income
8,989 kWh per capita
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
15,361 kWh per capita
in 2024
High income rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
6th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- High income
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 15,361 kWh per capita against 8,989 kWh per capita in High income, a difference of 6,372 kWh per capita.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.7 times High income's.
Across all 35 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 | 8,805 kWh per capita | 13,540 kWh per capita | 4,735 kWh per capita | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 8,787 kWh per capita | 14,804 kWh per capita | 6,017 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 15,361 kWh per capita against 8,989 kWh per capita in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between High income and United Arab Emirates?
- 6,372 kWh per capita, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- 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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About this data
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.