Trinidad and Tobago vs United Arab Emirates: Fossil fuel consumption per person
Trinidad and Tobago
99,409 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
116,409 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago rank
11th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th
Fossil fuel consumption per person over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 116,409 kilowatt-hours per person against 99,409 kilowatt-hours per person in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 17,000 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Trinidad and Tobago averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,189 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,868 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,321 kilowatt-hours per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 51,244 kilowatt-hours per person | 51,793 kilowatt-hours per person | 548.4 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 48,816 kilowatt-hours per person | 142,356 kilowatt-hours per person | 93,540 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 67,973 kilowatt-hours per person | 189,103 kilowatt-hours per person | 121,130 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 130,949 kilowatt-hours per person | 148,272 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,324 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 151,529 kilowatt-hours per person | 136,965 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,564 kilowatt-hours per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 110,326 kilowatt-hours per person | 118,974 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,647 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, Trinidad and Tobago or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 116,409 kilowatt-hours per person against 99,409 kilowatt-hours per person in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person between Trinidad and Tobago and United Arab Emirates?
- 17,000 kilowatt-hours per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and United Arab Emirates rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption per person. 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 per person. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.