Australia vs United Arab Emirates: Primary energy from solar per person
Australia
2,164 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1,604 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
2nd
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2,164 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,604 kilowatt-hours per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 560 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1990s | 1.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.11 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0947 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.82 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 275.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 72.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 202.48 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,567 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,035 kilowatt-hours per person | 532.01 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Australia or United Arab Emirates?
- Australia, at 2,164 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,604 kilowatt-hours per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 560 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Australia ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar 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.