Greece vs United Arab Emirates: Global primary energy use by source
Greece
2.05 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
2.28 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Greece rank
47th
United Arab Emirates rank
46th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Greece
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.28 terawatt-hours against 2.05 terawatt-hours in Greece, a difference of 0.23 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Greece ranks 47th and United Arab Emirates ranks 46th of 79 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0015 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0015 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.3826 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3826 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.7785 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.7785 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 0.7887 terawatt-hours | 1.01 terawatt-hours | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Greece or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 2.28 terawatt-hours against 2.05 terawatt-hours in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Greece and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.23 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Greece and United Arab Emirates rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Greece ranks 47th and United Arab Emirates ranks 46th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.