Which has higher fossil fuel energy consumption, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Arab Emirates?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 0.0% against 0.0% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.

What is the difference in fossil fuel energy consumption between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?

0.0%, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?

24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Fossil fuel energy consumption

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.0%

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

0.0%

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

1st

United Arab Emirates rank

3rd

Fossil fuel energy consumption over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1992 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43.5%	100.0%	56.5%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	45.7%	96.5%	50.8%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	23.6%	44.1%	20.6%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel energy consumption, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Arab Emirates?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 0.0% against 0.0% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in fossil fuel energy consumption between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0%, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for fossil fuel energy consumption?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 223 places, 7,661 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Fossil fuel comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.