OECD members vs United Arab Emirates: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
OECD members
7,794 kWh per capita
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
15,361 kWh per capita
in 2024
OECD members rank
4th
United Arab Emirates rank
6th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- OECD members
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 15,361 kWh per capita against 7,794 kWh per capita in OECD members, a difference of 7,567 kWh per capita.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.0 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 4th 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 | OECD members | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,945 kWh per capita | 9,191 kWh per capita | 2,246 kWh per capita | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 7,855 kWh per capita | 11,667 kWh per capita | 3,812 kWh per capita | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 7,881 kWh per capita | 13,540 kWh per capita | 5,659 kWh per capita | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 7,700 kWh per capita | 14,804 kWh per capita | 7,104 kWh per capita | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, OECD members or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 15,361 kWh per capita against 7,794 kWh per capita in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between OECD members and United Arab Emirates?
- 7,567 kWh per capita, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do OECD members and United Arab Emirates rank globally for electric power consumption?
- OECD members ranks 4th 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.