Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs United Arab Emirates: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
4,145 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
United Arab Emirates
88,175 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
32nd
United Arab Emirates rank
35th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 88,175 kWh per square kilometre against 4,145 kWh per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 84,030 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 21.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 2.7 kWh per square kilometre 0 kWh per square kilometre 2.7 kWh per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 179.9 kWh per square kilometre 9.03 kWh per square kilometre 170.88 kWh per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 1,142 kWh per square kilometre 9,439 kWh per square kilometre 8,297 kWh per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 3,839 kWh per square kilometre 80,660 kWh per square kilometre 76,820 kWh per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 88,175 kWh per square kilometre against 4,145 kWh per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
84,030 kWh per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.