Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Bahrain
152,038 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
128,665 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bahrain rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bahrain
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 152,038 kilowatt-hours per person against 128,665 kilowatt-hours per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 23,373 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 134,397 kilowatt-hours per person | 142,356 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,959 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 148,275 kilowatt-hours per person | 189,103 kilowatt-hours per person | 40,828 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 158,395 kilowatt-hours per person | 148,272 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,122 kilowatt-hours per person | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 147,741 kilowatt-hours per person | 137,038 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,703 kilowatt-hours per person | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 154,836 kilowatt-hours per person | 126,431 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,405 kilowatt-hours per person | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Bahrain or United Arab Emirates?
- Bahrain, at 152,038 kilowatt-hours per person against 128,665 kilowatt-hours per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?
- 23,373 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and United Arab Emirates rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.