OECD members vs United Arab Emirates: Electric power consumption
OECD members
7,670 kWh per capita
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
15,285 kWh per capita
in 2023
OECD members rank
4th
United Arab Emirates rank
6th
Electric power consumption over time
- OECD members
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 15,285 kWh per capita against 7,670 kWh per capita in OECD members, a difference of 7,615 kWh per capita.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.0 times OECD members's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 41 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 | 7,873 kWh per capita | 13,540 kWh per capita | 5,666 kWh per capita | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 7,663 kWh per capita | 14,664 kWh per capita | 7,001 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 15,285 kWh per capita against 7,670 kWh per capita in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between OECD members and United Arab Emirates?
- 7,615 kWh per capita, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United Arab Emirates?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- 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 41 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.