Canada vs United Arab Emirates: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
Canada
1,536 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1,624 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
21st
United Arab Emirates rank
19th
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- Canada
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 1,624 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,536 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 88 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Canada ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 111 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0.0188 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0188 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.13 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 61.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0947 kilowatt-hours per person | 61.56 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 637.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 72.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 564.51 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,244 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,043 kilowatt-hours per person | 201.07 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind per person, Canada or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 1,624 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,536 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind per person between Canada and United Arab Emirates?
- 88 kilowatt-hours per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Canada ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind 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 of total energy supply per person.