Iran, Islamic Republic of vs United Arab Emirates: Net electricity imports

Iran, Islamic Republic of
-0.18 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
-0.24 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
171st
United Arab Emirates rank
173rd

Net electricity imports over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • United Arab Emirates
-8-6-4-20200020122025

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports -0.18 terawatt-hours against -0.24 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.06 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 171st and United Arab Emirates ranks 173rd of 210 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s -0.776 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.776 terawatt-hours United Arab Emirates
2010s -4.96 terawatt-hours 0.038 terawatt-hours 5 terawatt-hours United Arab Emirates
2020s -5.84 terawatt-hours -0.054 terawatt-hours 5.78 terawatt-hours United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports, Iran, Islamic Republic of or United Arab Emirates?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at -0.18 terawatt-hours against -0.24 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in net electricity imports between Iran, Islamic Republic of and United Arab Emirates?
0.06 terawatt-hours, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and United Arab Emirates?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and United Arab Emirates rank globally for net electricity imports?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 171st and United Arab Emirates ranks 173rd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net electricity imports
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,787 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.