Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates: Primary energy from solar per person
Netherlands
1,391 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1,604 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
4th
United Arab Emirates rank
2nd
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Netherlands
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 1,604 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,391 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands, a difference of 213 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Netherlands ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | 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 | 0.1002 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1002 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0947 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.67 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 90.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 72.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.16 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 954.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,035 kilowatt-hours per person | 80.78 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Netherlands or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 1,604 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,391 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
- 213 kilowatt-hours per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Netherlands ranks 4th 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.