Which has higher electricity as a share of primary energy, Indonesia or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 12.6% against 12.2% in Indonesia as of 2024.

What is the difference in electricity as a share of primary energy between Indonesia and United Arab Emirates?

0.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United Arab Emirates?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs United Arab Emirates: Electricity as a share of primary energy

Indonesia

12.2%

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

12.6%

in 2024

Indonesia rank

71st

United Arab Emirates rank

68th

Electricity as a share of primary energy over time

Indonesia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 12.6% against 12.2% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Indonesia ranks 71st and United Arab Emirates ranks 68th of 79 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4.7%	5.2%	0.5%	United Arab Emirates
1990s	6.3%	5.3%	1.0%	Indonesia
2000s	9.0%	8.3%	0.7%	Indonesia
2010s	11.9%	10.4%	1.5%	Indonesia
2020s	12.6%	12.1%	0.5%	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity as a share of primary energy, Indonesia or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 12.6% against 12.2% in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity as a share of primary energy between Indonesia and United Arab Emirates?: 0.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United Arab Emirates?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for electricity as a share of primary energy?: Indonesia ranks 71st and United Arab Emirates ranks 68th of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Electricity as a share of primary energy
Unit: %
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 81 places, 3,313 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.