Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Primary energy use per person
Singapore
174,382 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
128,665 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Singapore rank
4th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th
Primary energy use per person over time
- Singapore
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 174,382 kilowatt-hours per person against 128,665 kilowatt-hours per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 45,717 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.4 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,475 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,868 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,607 kilowatt-hours per person | Singapore |
| 1970s | 41,887 kilowatt-hours per person | 51,793 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,906 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 56,668 kilowatt-hours per person | 142,356 kilowatt-hours per person | 85,688 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 101,613 kilowatt-hours per person | 189,103 kilowatt-hours per person | 87,491 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 127,741 kilowatt-hours per person | 148,272 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,531 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 168,213 kilowatt-hours per person | 137,038 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,176 kilowatt-hours per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 168,620 kilowatt-hours per person | 126,803 kilowatt-hours per person | 41,817 kilowatt-hours per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use per person, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
- Singapore, at 174,382 kilowatt-hours per person against 128,665 kilowatt-hours per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 45,717 kilowatt-hours per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary energy use per person?
- Singapore ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 214 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 Primary energy use 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.